Trial reportBMC public health2026
Effect of physically active learning on physical activity levels in secondary school students: The ACTIVE CLASS Study.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05891054 (Effects of the Inclusion of Physical Activity in Secondary School Academic Classes on Educational Indicators and Health Markers), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of the Inclusion of Physical Activity in Secondary School Academic Classes on Educational Indicators and Health Markers: the ACTIVE CLASS Study
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6 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundCurrently, school days are predominantly sedentary, which has negative implications for students’ physical and mental health. This study had two primary objectives: (i) to evaluate the effects of a physically active learning (PAL) intervention on physical activity (PA) levels during school hours; and (ii) to compare PA patterns during school hours and throughout the day between days with and without PAL sessions. As a secondary objective, the study analysed the intensity distribution of PA during PAL lessons. DESING AND
methodsThis randomised controlled trial included 113 students (7th -8th grade) from four secondary schools. The experimental group (n = 60) received a weekly PAL lesson for 16-weeks, while the control group (n = 53) continued with traditional teaching. PA and sedentary time were assessed by accelerometers over seven full-days before and during the last week of the intervention. Generalised linear mixed models were used to analyse the intervention’s effect on school PA and the differences in full-day and school-time PA on PAL vs. non-PAL day. Additionally, a descriptive analysis was performed to present the average distribution of PA intensities during PAL lessons.
resultsAlthough a slight reduction in sedentary time and an increase in moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA) were observed, no significant differences were found in PA levels during the overall school-time after the intervention, nor in full-day PA the day it was implemented. However, there was a significant effect on the day of implementation of a PAL lesson in MVPA levels (p < 0.001, η2 = 0.444) during school-time.
conclusionsPAL lessons can significantly increase MVPA during the school day, but these effects do not appear to persist throughout the full-day or in weekly school averages.
trial registrationClinical Trials Registry: NCT05891054. Retrospectively registered. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05891054?cond=ACTIVE%20CLASS%20study&rank=1 .
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