Intervention With Alternative Sports for Physical and Mental Improvement in Primary School Children

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age11-12
SponsorUniversidad Católica del Maule

About this trial

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a school-based intervention involving alternative sports can improve physical fitness, motor skills, and psychological well-being in elementary school students. The main question to be answered is:

Can participating in a physical intervention involving alternative sports help children improve their strength, speed, endurance, motor skills, and enjoyment of physical activity? For 8 weeks, during physical education classes, researchers will compare an intervention with alternative sports (korfball, flag football, kin-ball, and ultimate frisbee) with the usual classes that students receive according to their study program, to see if alternative sports improve physical and psychological aspects.

Participants must:

* Perform physical and motor tests to determine their initial physical condition * Complete a questionnaire to determine their level of enjoyment during physical activity. * Actively participate in an 8-week intervention during physical education classes. * Monitor their level of physical activity during classes using a device (accelerometer). * Authorize the use of their first semester grades. * At the end of the intervention, physical and motor tests will be performed again to assess progress and physical changes.

For eight weeks, researchers will conduct a study in physical education classes to compare two types of teaching: one based on alternative sports (such as korfball, flag football, kin-ball, and ultimate frisbee) and another with traditional school program classes to see if children improve physically and psychologically.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Be enrolled in the assigned school.

Have no motor problems that prevent participation in the physical activities proposed for the development of alternative sports.

Have completed ≥ 85% of the sessions. The

Disqualifiers

Not having taken the initial or final tests.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intervention with Alternative Sports (kin-ball, korfball, ultimate frisbee and flag football))
  • Intervention with regular classes from the school curriculum

Treatment groups

210 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups