NCT05403996

Effects of an Active Break Program at Primary School

Effects of an Active Break Program at School on Physical Activity and On-task Behavior in Children From 6 to 12 Years Old

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad de La Frontera · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an active break program at school on physical activity levels and enjoyment, and on-task behavior in children.

Detailed description

The protocol will include third and fourth-grade students (children aged 8 to 10 years) from elementary schools in the Valparaíso Region, Chile. Four school classes from two schools (intervention and control school) will be included. The intervention school will carry out the active break program, ACTIVA-MENTE This program consists of the application of a 4-and-a-half-minute video with moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity. These breaks will take place 6 times a day in classes for 6 weeks.

Conditions

• Health Behavior
• Behavior, Child

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Activa-Mente	Active break program

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-20
• Completion: 2024-04-30
• First posted: 2022-06-03
• Last updated: 2024-01-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Chile