The Impact of a Structured Physical Activity Program on Bone Strength and Psycho-Motor Learning of Young Children

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Bone Strength; Bone Density

Treatments: Other: Upper Limb Exercises; Other: Normal physical exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01407458

0043-11-HYMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the impact of a structured physical activity program focused on bone strength in elementary school children in the framework of their physical education classes on:

1. Bone strength of children participating in the activity.
2. Physical variables and psycho-motor capabilities: vertical jumping strength, horizontal jumping strength, static balance, dynamic balance and coordination.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 9 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First and second grade pupils
• Healthy

Exclusion criteria

• Medical condition does not permit participation in physical education class

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Children doing additional exercises with upper limbs in physical education class

Treatment:

Other: Upper Limb Exercises

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Children doing normal physical education exercises

Treatment:

Other: Normal physical exercises