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CompletedNCT02000492Updated Oct 26, 2016

Frequent Ballgames Training for 9-11 Year Old Schoolchildren

An interventional study of Football and Running in Body Composition and Echocardiography, sponsored by University of Copenhagen. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 9 Years to 11 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-26.

Sponsored by University of Copenhagen · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
423
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
9 Years to 11 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Inactivity among schoolchildren is a challenge to public health and for the municipality in particular. This study´s aim is to evaluate the cognitive and physical as well as social and fitness adaptations, and learning outcomes of short- and long term ball training for 9-11 years old girls and boys, and to determine to what extend the organisation (5x12 minutes og 3x40 minute a week) and type of training (ball games, circuit training or running) influence the magnitude of response.

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Conditions studied

  • Body Composition
  • Echocardiography
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Copenhagen is the lead sponsor of 450 studies on the registry; 61 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
9 Years to 11 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • 9-11 years old girls and boys in 3rd grade in schools in Frederikssund and Copenhagen

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children with severe mental or physical disabilities
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
423 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Training

    Football, circuit training or running 5x12 minutes or 3x 40 minutes

    Behavioral: Football · Behavioral: Running · Behavioral: Circuit training

  • No intervention
    Control

Interventions

  • BehavioralFootball
  • BehavioralRunning
  • BehavioralCircuit training
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cardiac function

    echocardiography

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Body composition

    dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA-scanning)

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cognitive effect

    computer based tests for cognitive and learning effects

    Time frame: 1 year

Other outcomes

  1. Social effects

    focus group Interviews

    Time frame: 1 Year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Municipality of Frederikssund
    Frederikssund, 3600, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Larsen MN, Madsen M, Nielsen CM, Manniche V, Hansen L, Bangsbo J, Krustrup P, Hansen PR. Cardiovascular adaptations after 10 months of daily 12-min bouts of intense school-based physical training for 8-10-year-old children. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Nov-Dec;63(6):813-817. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.05.011. Epub 2020 Jun 1. PubMed 32497586 ↗
  • Larsen MN, Nielsen CM, Helge EW, Madsen M, Manniche V, Hansen L, Hansen PR, Bangsbo J, Krustrup P. Positive effects on bone mineralisation and muscular fitness after 10 months of intense school-based physical training for children aged 8-10 years: the FIT FIRST randomised controlled trial. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Feb;52(4):254-260. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096219. Epub 2016 Jun 13. PubMed 27297443 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 26, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02000492
Lead sponsor
University of Copenhagen
Collaborators
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Responsible party
Claus Malta Nielsen (Municipal doktor, University of Copenhagen) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 4, 2013
Start date
Sep 2013
Primary completion
Jun 2016
Last update
Oct 26, 2016

Study contacts

Peter Krustrup, Professor
principal investigator · Centre of team sports and health, University of Copenhagen
Peter R Hansen, dr Msc
principal investigator · University hospital og Gentofte

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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