Cognitie Attention concentration
Conditions
Interventions
EXPERIMENT
Children are randomised in one of the following four conditions: group A)
prolonged sitting, group B) day start with physical activity and prolonged
sitting afterwards, group C) day star
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: EXPERIMENT Children who participate in the experiment: 1) are (apparently) healthy; 2) are between the age of 10 and 12 years; 3) understand and speak the Dutch language; 4) can hand in a consent form which is signed by their parent(s) before the start of the research.;QUALITATIVE RESEARCH - INTERVIEWS Teachers and healthcare professionals who participate in the qualitative research: 1) have at least 5 years of teaching/working experience 2) work actively with adolescents to improve their school performance; 3) have affinity with the subject of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD); 4) understand and speak the Dutch language.;Children with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who participate in the qualitative research: 1) struggle with attention and concentration problems, problems with impulsivity and/or problems with hyperactivity; 2) perform worse on subjects like reading and math than their peers; 3) understand and speak the Dutch language; 4) can hand in a consent form which is signed by their parent(s) before the start of the research.;OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH For children that participate in the classroom observations the inclusion criteria as described above apply. Children that serve as a control during the classroom observations should also hand in a consent form which is signed by their parent(s) before the start of the research. Besides they should: 1) not struggle with attention and concentration problems, problems with impulsivity and/or problems with hyperactivity; 2) perform moderately at school.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: EXPERIMENT Exclusion criteria are known physical activity contraindications, major illness/injury (acute or chronic) or physical problems that may limit the ability to perform the experiment. Participants will be screened by a health check questionnaire.;QUALITATIVE AND OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH No exclusion criteria apply.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of the experiment is cognition, and the primary outcome of the observations is classroom behaviour (for example on-task and off-task behaviour). In general, no fixed primary outcomes for qualitative research are used. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundary outcome measures of the pilot experiment include glucose level, C-peptides, triglycerides, and cholesterol (total, HDL and LDL). For the observational research, behaviour of the children during the break is the secundary outcome measure. For the qualitative research, no secundairy outcomes are defined. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed