After-school Game-Based Physical Activity Program Improves Physical Fitness of 9-10-Year-Old Children

NCT06919146 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: EskisehirTU-SBF-EOG-01Eskisehir Technical University
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effect of an afterschool game-based physical activity program (AGPAP) on children's PF. This study was randomized controlled trial involving 120 children from a state school in Eskisehir/Turkey. The CONSORT checklist was used in this study. The sample of 9-10 years children (n = 120) was divided into groups by randomization. The intervention consisted of AGPAP. For PF, handgrip strength, curl-ups, sit-and-reach, standing long jump, and 10-meter running speed tests were applied.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

Game; Physical activity; Afterschool program; Physical fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Mass Index

  Body weights were measured using a digital scale (SECA, Hamburg) with an accuracy of 0.1 kg while subjects were wearing as light clothing as possible and barefoot. Heights were measured using a portable stadiometer (SECA, Hamburg) with an accuracy of 0.1 cm while subjects were barefoot, with their feet together and their heads on a horizontal plane 47. The weight(kg)/height2(m) formula was used to calculate BMI.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Handgrip strength test

  12 weeks

• Standing long jump test

  12 weeks

• Curl-ups test

  12 weeks

• The sit and reach test

  12 weeks

• 10-meter running speed test

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

EG additionally participated in AGPAP (4:00 pm-5:00 pm) twice a week, every Wednesday and Friday, for a total of 60 minutes, for 12 weeks. AGPAP started the week after the pre-tests for EG. The intervention program consisted of 24 traditional street games, including running, hopping, galloping, leaping, jumping, sliding, striking, catching, ball catching, overhand throwing, balance, one-hand throwing, flexibility, coordination, shooting at the target, and hand-arm-leg strength and both outdoor and indoor facilities were utilized based on whether conditions. Each practice phase is 60 minutes long and includes three stages: instruction and warm-up (10 min.), AGPAP practice (45 min.), and cooling-down (5 min.). Two researchers who hold graduate degrees in physical education and sport led AGPAP and recorded children's participation. At the end of the intervention, the same testing procedures and testing materials were used for post-test measurements.

Behavioral: Physical Activity

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Measurements were applied to the CG

Interventions

Physical Activity BEHAVIORAL

EG participated in AGPAP (4:00 pm-5:00 pm) twice a week, every Wednesday and Friday, for a total of 60 minutes, for 12 weeks. EG and CG did not participate in any additional physical activity programs after-school.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• being 9-10-year-old,
• volunteering,
• permission from the child's parents,
• not having any amputations or permanent disabilities in their bodies,
• not having chronic or acute diseases,
• not using a support device.

You may not qualify if:

• any discomfort during measurements,
• the child does not want to participate in the measurement,
• the child does not participate in the practices due to any disability or discomfort,
• not reaching 80% participation in the program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Elvin Onarici Gungor: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eskisehir Tecnical University

Odunpazari, Eskişehir, 26160, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Onarici Gungor E, Yaliz Solmaz D, Guven G, Gurol B. A 12-week afterschool game-based physical activity program improves physical fitness of 9-10-year-old children: a randomized controlled study. Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 4;15(1):44013. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-31429-9.

  PMID: 41345233 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• ELVİN ONARICI GÜNGÖR, dr

  ESKISEHIR TECNICAL UNIVERSITY

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: The study was a parallel-group, a simple randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 12, 2025
• First Posted: April 9, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 27, 2020
• Study Completion: December 7, 2020
• Last Updated: April 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: January 2025-January 2026

Locations

TU (1)