Acute effect of exercise on attention in children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51443817

Enrollment

Registered

2006-08-03

Start date

2006-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-11-28

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Conditions

Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

Intervention group: acute bout of aerobic exercise for 30-40 minutes Control: sedentary behaviour for 30-40 minutes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy children aged 6-8 years attending mainstream primary schools

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of any disorder of attention or memory

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attention - measured using the Attentional Network Task (ANT)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Process evaluation (intensity of the acute bout of exercise, using accelerometry)	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026