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The effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in Physical Education classes on physical fitness, mental health and cognitive performance of high school students

Effectiveness of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in exercise classes Physical Education on physical fitness, mental health and cognitive performance of high school students in Rio Grande, RS: randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-733y6zq
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-03-21
Start date
2024-03-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Mental health

Interventions

This is a two-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical study carried out with all second year high school classes at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande (
zone 2 = 60-69%
zone 3 = 70-79%
zone 4 = 80
I02.233.543

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Rio Grande - FURG
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED/FURG)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
15 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students enrolled in the 2nd year of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande (IFRS) – Rio Grande Campus; Released to normally attend Physical Education classes and able to perform the physical exercises proposed in the intervention without the need for any adaptation; Age between 15 years and 18 years; Do not use medications that may interfere with the variables analyzed (such as insulin and beta-blockers); Not have heart disease or kidney disease, severe asthma and physical or mental disabilities.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not be between 15 years old and 18 years old; Use medications that may interfere with the variables analyzed (such as insulin and beta-blockers); Have heart disease and kidney disease, severe asthma and physical or mental disabilities; Those students who, for some reason, are no longer able to perform the exercises during the intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of high-intensity interval training on the mental health of high school students.;Verify whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is capable of modifying the cognitive capacity of high school students

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Investigate whether high-intensity interval training is sufficient to modify the physical fitness of high school students.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactVithória Oleiro

Universidade Federal de Rio Grande - FURG

vithoriaoleiro@gmail.com+55-053-981006180

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 3, 2026