Impact of Functional Strength Training Speeds on Executive Functions in 6-12-Year-Old Children.

University of Seville

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Child; Executive Function; Strength Training

Treatments: Other: Strength training at high and low speeds.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06205264

Strength_Children_EF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The cognitive development in children involves fundamental changes in their thinking and understanding of the environment, enhancing skills such as attention, memory, and problem-solving. This development is linked to intelligence and mental processes, positively affecting academic performance. The prefrontal cortex, the seat of executive functions, undergoes maturation, crucial for planning and behavior regulation. Factors such as rest, language learning, and physical activity influence these functions. The study highlights the interconnection between executive functions and cognitive development in children, emphasizing the importance of early stimulation. Physical activity, especially strength training, emerges as a determinant in improving cognition and executive functions, with intensity playing a crucial role. Therefore, the aim is to investigate the effect of strength training, focusing on increased intentional execution speed compared to a constant low-speed approach.

Full description

The training program will last 8 weeks and a frequency of 3 times / week.

During the week 0 the initial evaluation will be developed. Between weeks 1-8, the training program will be addressed. In week 9, all the changes made in all the measured variables will be evaluated.

Both groups will follow the same training program involving multi-joint exercises, but the Fast group will perform the concentric phase at maximum intentional speed. The Conventional Group will execute all exercises at controlled speeds.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be between 6 and 12 years old.
• No practical contraindications for physical exercise.
• No psychological therapy.
• No mental illness.

Exclusion criteria

• History of Serious Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Medical Conditions Limiting Participation in Physical Activity
• Absence of Informed Consent from Parents or Guardians

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Fast Group

Experimental group

Description:

Effect of strength training on executive functions in children. Strength training sessions will have a frequency of 3 times per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) for 8 weeks. In addition, each subject is subject to an individualized training program according to the workload in order to progressively increase the intensity of work. The workload will be modified progressively by influencing both the total volume of repetitions and the intensity of the exercises. The multi joint exercises will be controlled movements and not harmful, but at maximum speed during the concentric phase of the exercise.

Treatment:

Other: Strength training at high and low speeds.

Conventional Group

Experimental group

Description:

Effect of strength training on executive functions in children. Strength training sessions will have a frequency of 3 times per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) for 8 weeks. In addition, each subject is subject to an individualized training program according to the workload in order to progressively increase the intensity of work. The workload will be modified progressively by influencing both the total volume of repetitions and the intensity of the exercises. This group will perform each phase of the planned exercises at a constant speed.

Treatment:

Other: Strength training at high and low speeds.