Strength and Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) Training in Children

NCT04458844 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SSSBLRECSTUD1449
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Competence in Fundamental movement skills (FMS) is essential to enable children to be physical active. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of integrated FMS skill training (balancing and stabilisation skills, locomotor skills \[e.g. run, hop, jump, crawl\] and object control / manipulation \[e.g. dribbling, rolling, striking, kicking and catching i.e. a ball\] with strength training on FMS performance in children.

Conditions

Fundamental Movement Skill Competence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in product-process assessment of FMS via the Canadian agility and movement skills assessment (CAMSA)

  The Canadian agility and movement skills assessment (CAMSA), which combines product- and process-oriented outcomes was used to assess FMS. Full details of the CAMSA can be found in the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Manual, 2017. Briefly, the CAMSA requires participants to travel a total distance of 20m while completing seven different movement skill tasks (Longmuir et al 2017) around an agility style course. Process oriented criteria were used to assess the performance of each movement skill. In addition, the throw and kick were scored as either hitting or missing a target 5m away (product assessment). Finally, the overall time taken to complete the course was recorded (product assessment) and converted into a timed score using pre-defined time criteria scores. The CAMSA raw score was calculated by adding the individual skill scores (max of 14 points) and the time criteria score (max of 14 points) giving an individual score between 1 and 28 points.

  Baseline data was collected mid-June 2018 at the primary schools, one week prior to the intervention. Post testing data collection was in the week immediately after the final week of the four week intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in product assessment of FMS

  Baseline data was collected mid-June 2018 at the primary schools, one week prior to the intervention. Post testing data collection was in the week immediately after the final week of the four week intervention.

• Change in strength

  Baseline data was collected mid-June 2018 at the primary schools, one week prior to the intervention. Post testing data collection was in the week immediately after the final week of the four week intervention.

Study Arms (3)

Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise 2 x per week focusing on Fundamental Movement Skill Development

Other: Exercise

FMS and strength

EXPERIMENTAL

Replacement of 50% FMS training with integrated strength training.

Other: Exercise

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention.

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Intervention programmes were designed based on previous research (Duncan, et al., 2017; Faigenbaum, et al., 2011; Miller, et al., 2006) to ensure all exercises were developmentally appropriate for the age of the participants (an example session plan can be seen in the supplementary material). Each session consisted of five activities and lasted 50 - 60 minutes. Three out of the five activities were identical for the FMS and FMS+ groups, while two differed focusing on skill development for the FMS group and strength development for the FMS+ group. The FMS and FMS+ group received their sessions twice a week for 4 weeks. The sessions were delivered at least 48 hours apart to allow recovery and to reduce the risk of fatigue effecting performance (Faigenbaum, et al., 1996). All sessions were led by a researcher and a qualified sports coach.

FMS and strength; Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age 10 - 11 years in a participating primary school (cluster) for which the Head Teacher has provided consent.
• Parental consent received

You may not qualify if:

• No parental consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Teesside University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Teesside University

Middlesbrough, England, TS1 3BX, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer in Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning

Model Details: Cluster randomised control trial.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2020
• First Posted: July 7, 2020
• Study Start: March 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: July 22, 2018
• Study Completion: August 30, 2018
• Last Updated: July 7, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Locations

GB (1)