Effects of a 12-Week Recreational Football Program on Physical Activity Determinants in Adolescents

NCT07490249 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: PA adolescents football
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Randomized controlled trial assessing the effects of a 12-week recreational football program on behavioral, psychosocial, environmental, and physical determinants of physical activity in male adolescents aged 10-13 years.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity

Keywords

adolescents; recreational football; physical activity; YPAP model; determinants

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity (MVPA)

  Minutes per day spent in sedentary, light, moderate, and vigorous intensity, measured using ActiGraph GT3X accelerometers and classified according to Evenson cut-points.

  Baseline and 12 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (18)

• Total Body Mass

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

• Standing and Sitting Height

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

• Waist Circumference

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

• Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR)

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

Other Outcomes (4)

• Maturational Status (Maturity Offset / PHV)

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

• Socioeconomic Level (Critério Brasil)

  Baseline

• School Physical Education Participation and Sports History

  Baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants maintain their regular daily routine with no structured physical activity program. After study completion, they are invited to participate in football sessions.

Recreational Football Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Two 60-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks. Sessions include 10 minutes of warm-up and 50 minutes of small-sided game-based football activities, monitored through heart rate sensors and GPS in a subsample. Ratings of perceived exertion and pleasure are collected after each session.

Behavioral: Recreational Football Program

Interventions

Recreational Football Program BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consists of a 12-week recreational football program delivered twice per week at the university's outdoor soccer field. Each 60-minute session includes a 10-minute warm-up followed by 50 minutes of small-sided, game-based football activities. Sessions are led by two trained coaches and an assistant under the supervision of the principal investigator. Heart rate is monitored using Polar H10 sensors, and a subsample of participants is tracked with GPS devices (GPEXE System) to quantify total distance and intensity zones. At the end of each session, participants report ratings of perceived exertion (Borg CR-10 Scale) and exercise enjoyment, providing immediate physiological and psychological response markers.

Recreational Football Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 13 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Only adolescents who self-identify as male are eligible to participate.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• male adolescents;
• age 10-13 years;
• medical clearance for physical activity;
• availability for 12-week intervention.

You may not qualify if:

• presence of any clinical diagnosis that may interfere the performance of assessments or the intervention (including musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular, pulmonary, or cardiac disorders);
• attendance \< 85% of sessions (intervention group).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto: lead
• Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

State University Of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 27.537-000, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Zhao C, Yuan J, Huang WW. Multilevel determinants of physical activity in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis guided by social ecological model. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2025 Jul 15;17(1):202. doi: 10.1186/s13102-025-01225-z.

  PMID: 40665401 BACKGROUND

• Vasconcellos F, Seabra A, Cunha F, Montenegro R, Penha J, Bouskela E, Nogueira Neto JF, Collett-Solberg P, Farinatti P. Health markers in obese adolescents improved by a 12-week recreational soccer program: a randomised controlled trial. J Sports Sci. 2016;34(6):564-75. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2015.1064150. Epub 2015 Jul 24.

  PMID: 26208409 BACKGROUND

• Evenson KR, Catellier DJ, Gill K, Ondrak KS, McMurray RG. Calibration of two objective measures of physical activity for children. J Sports Sci. 2008 Dec;26(14):1557-65. doi: 10.1080/02640410802334196.

  PMID: 18949660 BACKGROUND

• Belanger M, Giroux MA, Registe PPW, Gallant F, Jemaa S, Faivre P, Saucier D, Mekari S. Adolescent physical activity profiles as determinants of emerging adults' physical activity. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Mar 25;22(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s12966-025-01732-9.

  PMID: 40134004 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Isabela F Soares, MSc.

CONTACT

+55 21981354639; isabelafreire12@hotmail.com

Fabricio V A Vasconcellos, Dr.

CONTACT

+55 21979907444; fabriciovav@gmail.com

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2026
• First Posted: March 24, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)