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Brief title
Health condition
Physical activity, Seating posture, Cognitive functioning, Schoolperformance
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
- Cognitive performance on the letter-memory test and the color-shape test
Secondary outcome
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Background summary
People who are more physically active show better academic and cognitive performances, this has mainly been studied in elementary and secondary schools. At the same time, we know that adolescents spend most of their day sedentary, especially within the school setting. Adolescents with a low socio-economic status, among which many VET students, are even more sedentary than their peers. VET students' brain is still developing and they are being educated at a relatively low level, which yields room for improvements in academic and cognitive performance. PHIT2LEARN aims to investigate the effects of physical activity and sedentary behavior on academic and cognitive performance of VET students. In this study, we specifically focus on reducing sedentary behavior, by replacing it by standing. The study has been approved by the Ethical Research Board of the OU (U2017/00519/FRO).
Study objective
Standing leads to better performance on cognitive tasks regarding executive functioning.
Study design
Baseline session: all participants get verbal explanation regarding the 2 cognitive tests, and they will complete these tests for the first time.
Test session 1 & 2: these sessions are identical, with the only difference for the participants that they will be standing a certain part during one of the sessions, and they will be seated during the other session. Both sessions start with 15 minutes of regular lesson, taught by their teacher. Then all students will make both cognitive tests. Then the group will be split in a sitting group and a standing group (this division is made at random, beforehand). The sitting group remains seated the rest of the session, the standing group will be standing the rest of the lesson. Then the teacher will teach for another 15 minutes. And at last, all students will again make the 2 cognitive tests (sitting group makes these tests seated, standing group makes these tests while standing). After completion of the tests, the participants will fill out a short questionnaire regarding their experience with the lesson; to what extent are you feeling tired? Do you feel you have been standing for too long? etc.
Intervention
Standing (about 40 minutes, during both a lesson and the cognitive tests)
P.O. box 616
Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
0031639882070
bgd.ramakers@student.university.nl
P.O. box 616
Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
0031639882070
bgd.ramakers@student.university.nl
Inclusion criteria
- VET (mbo) level 2 or 4 student
- Signed the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Any disability which makes standing for approximately 45 minutes impossible.
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Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL6573 |
| NTR-old | NTR6959 |
| Other | : U2017/00519/FRO |