Publicación

An exercise-based randomized controlled trial on brain, cognition, physical health and mental health in overweight/obese children (ActiveBrains project): Rationale, design and methods

  • CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS
  • Autores
    Cadenas-Sanchez, C; Mora-Gonzalez, J; Migueles, JH; Martin-Matillas, M; Gomez-Vida, J; Escolano-Margarit, MV; Maldonado, J; Enriquez, GM; Pastor-Villaescusa, B; de Teresa, C; Navarrete, S; Lozano, RM; Beas-Jimenez, JD; Estevez-Lopez, F; Mena-Molina, A; Heras, MJ; Chillon, P; Campoy, C; Munoz-Hernandez, V; Martinez-Avila, WD; Merchan, ME; Perales, JC; Gil, A; Verdejo-Garcia, A; Aguilera, CM; Ruiz, JR; Labayen, I; Catena, A; Ortega, FB
  • Año Publicación
    2016
  • Volumen
    47
  • Pág. Inicio
    315
  • Pág. Fin
    324
  • Pág. Fin
    315
Referencia Citadas
106
Citas Web of Science
20
Total de veces citado (Z9)
20
Recuento Uso 180 días
5
Recuento Uso 5 años
42

The new and recent advances in neuroelectric and neuroimaging technologies provide a new era for further exploring and understanding how brain and cognition function can be stimulated by environmental factors, such as exercise, and particularly to study whether physical exercise influences brain development in early ages. The present study, namely the ActiveBrains project, aims to examine the effects of a physical exercise programme on brain and cognition, as well as on selected physical and mental health outcomes in overweight/obese children. A total of 100 participants aged 8 to 11 years are randomized into an exercise group (N = 50) or a control group (N = 50). The intervention lasts 20-weeks, with 3-5 sessions per week of 90 min each, and is mainly focused on high intensity aerobic exercise yet also includes muscle-strengthening exercises. The extent to what the intervention effect remains 8-months after the exercise programme finishes is also studied in a subsample. Brain structure and function and cognitive performance are assessed using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalographic recordings. Secondary outcomes include physical health outcomes (e.g. physical fitness, body fatness, bone mass and lipid-metabolic factors) and mental health outcomes (e.g. chronic stress indicators and overall behavioural and personality measurements such as anxiety or depression). This project will substantially contribute to the existing knowledge and will have an impact on societies, since early stimulation of brain development might have long lasting consequences on cognitive performance, academic achievement and in the prevention of behavioural problems and the promotion of psychological adjustment and mental health. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR