Understanding the Impact of School-Based Physical Activity Programs

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Conditions studied: Physical Activity

In brief

The central hypothesis of the Fueling Learning Through Exercise (FLEX) study is two innovative school-based physical activity programs (a walking/running program and a classroom activity break program) will increase school-time and total daily minutes children engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, relative to controls, and that children who attend schools with these PA programs will demonstrate improved cognitive functioning, academic achievement, and attendance, relative to controls.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02810834

Run by

Tufts University

People needed

1182

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-01

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children participants 3rd or 4th grade student in participating school (during first school year of study)

You may not qualify if…

• Not a 3rd or 4th grade student

Where it is running

• Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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