Cardiometabolic Health, Physical Activity
Conditions
Brief summary
Children and young people are moving less and less. In combination with an unhealthy diet, this has led to a sharp increase in overweight and obesity among children worldwide. Very often, physical illnesses occur in adolescence that can be directly attributed to the overweight and obesity. In order to protect children from these consequences in time, a daily exercise unit of 45 minutes is built into their learning. This exercise will take place in addition to physical education classes as part of your child's school day and will be conducted by a teacher. We will examine the children of the participating schools with regard to health-related characteristics.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL45-minute daily physical activity
45-minute daily physical activity session as an integral part of learning (during regular school sessions)
Sponsors
Kristiania University College
Medical University of Graz
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* students in participating schools
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular changes - heart rate | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | heart rate |
| Cardiovascular changes - blood pressure | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | blood pressure |
| Microcirculation | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | retinal camera (retinal imaging) |
| Changes in subcutaneous adipose tissue | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | Assessment via ultrasound |
| Changes in physical fitness - handgrip | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | Strength via handgrip measurement |
| Changes in physical fitness - running | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | Endurance via interval running test for 10 minutes |
| Changes in physical fitness - coordination | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | coordination tested via Dordel-Koch-Test |
| Changes in cognitive performance parameters - concentration | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | concentration tests |
| Changes in cognitive performance parameters - reading | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | reading comprehension via regular school tests |
| Changes in cognitive performance parameters - mathematics | 3 years (4 yearly measurement time-points) | mathematics via regular school tests |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Primary ContactNandu Goswami, Dr.
Backup ContactKarin Schmid Zalaudek, Dr.
Outcome results
None listed