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Health condition
Participation in physical activity (PA) has received particular attention in the scientific literature, not only for its beneficial effects on physical and emotional health, but also for its positive effects on cognitive functioning. However, the majority of children are not physically active enough and have low fitness levels. In 2013 over half the children in the Netherlands did not meet the recommended levels for daily physical activity. If a strong link between physical activity and academic achievement can be established, than schools would be the perfect institution to incorporate more physical activity to improve the physical, mental and cognitive health of children.
physical activity, physical fitness, academic achievement
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Cognitive performance (executive functions)
Academic achievement (school grades)
Physical fitness
Secondary outcome
BMI
motoric fitness
motivation
Background summary
The brief summary will follow onse the study has been performed.
Study objective
Children participating in daily sport classes will attain higher academic achievement than their counterparts who participated in the standard physical education classes incorporated in the school curriculum (1 hour/week).
Study design
First measurement will take place at baseline
Second measurement will take place after 6 months
the third measurement will take place after 1 year.
Intervention
The Stanislas high school in Rijswijk started an initiative in which all 1st year students following secondary education will take a daily class of physical education for a year long. In each week, children will perform one hour of mountain biking, one hour of swimming, two hours of fitness and an hour of classic physical education. The order of these sport classes will be changed every 8 weeks. In addition, the children will participate in an 30 minutes active break in the afternoon (middle of the school day) in which they will combine physical activity with learning (i.e. learning mathematics while performing physical activity).
P.O. Box 7057
1007 MB Amsterdam
A. Singh
van der Boechorststraat 7
room: H-531
Amsterdam 1081 BT
The Netherlands
+31 20 4448382
a.singh@vumc.nl
P.O. Box 7057
1007 MB Amsterdam
A. Singh
van der Boechorststraat 7
room: H-531
Amsterdam 1081 BT
The Netherlands
+31 20 4448382
a.singh@vumc.nl
Inclusion criteria
Adolescent children registered to follow the first year of secondary education in the Stanislas high school in the Netherlands (VMBO level).
Children who are going to be in the second year of their secondary education in the Stanislas high school.
Adolescents that will start the first year of secondary adolescents (VMBO level) in other high schools that are a good match to the children in the Stanislas high school.
Exclusion criteria
Children who are not in the first or second year of secondary education (VMBO level).
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Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5185 |
| NTR-old | NTR5333 |
| Other | METc VUmc 2014.363 : WC2014-020 |