academic achievement, physical health, cognitive performance leerprestatie, cognitieve prestatie
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will perform an exercise break of 10 minutes with a moderate to vigorous intensity level for 5 days a week, from September to December 2016. The exercise break consists of 10 mi
Sponsors
VU University Medical Center Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Children who are following primary education and are in grade 5 and 6 (grade 7 and 8 in the Dutch system). -Children who are enrolled in a regular primary school in the Netherlands (thus no special education). -Children with an signed informed consent form to participate in this study. -Children who are physically able to exercise without any serious health issue.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -children not following primary education in a regular primary school. -Children who are not able to exercise during the intervention periode, due to health issues or serious injuries.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive task performance: -Attention Network Task, D2 test of attention, the Amsterdam Executive Function Inventory, symbol digit substitution task -accelerometer, heart rate data (in a subgroup) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length, weight (BMI), fitness level, outcomes of competence questionnaire ( Competentie-Belevingsschaal voor Kinderen), variation of fluency task. Confounders: social economical status (proxy measured through parent's education level), gender, age, possible learning disorders of other disorders, school grades at baseline. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA. Singh
EMGO Institute - VU University medical center P.O. Box 7057 1007 MB Amsterdam
Outcome results
None listed