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

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age10-13
SponsorHospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

male adolescents;

age 10-13 years;

medical clearance for physical activity;

availability for 12-week intervention.

Disqualifiers

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).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Recreational Football Program

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto

Lead sponsor

Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ)

Collaborator