NCT04880759: BICLASS

Pilot Study of Active Desk in Primary School : Effects on Cognitive Capacities, Physical Capacities and Well-being

Completed NA Last updated 26 May 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing bike desks in the classroom in Cognition in 75 participants. Completed in 25 June 2021.

Timeline

12 April 2021

Primary endpoint
25 June 2021

25 June 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	75
Start date	12 April 2021
Primary completion	25 June 2021
Estimated completion	25 June 2021
Sites	1 location across France

Drugs / interventions tested

• bike desks in the classroom

Conditions studied

• Cognition — all drugs for Cognition →

Sponsor

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Who can join

Adults 8 to 11, any sex, with Cognition. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Physical activity (PA) is insufficient in children with three quarters of them who do not meet the WHO's recommendations. Physical inactivity is growing during adolescence; in part due to the time spend in sedentary behaviors at school. The recent literature is highlighting the importance of physical activity on academic achievement, physical fitness and academic achievement in children. In addition, deleterious effects of sedentary behaviors have been demonstrated. At school, many strategies have been settled to break the prolonged sitting time. The use of workstations is one of them and allows to reduce sedentary time at school and increases physical activity without interrupting class. Active workstations like bike desks have demonstrated their effectiveness on physical activity but their effects have not been evaluated in primary school in France. In addition, few studies have evaluated the effects of bike desk use on the child's cognitive abilities.

The main objective of this project is to measure the variations linked to the use of bike desks (desk with pedals) for an average of 1h45mn per week (30min 3 to 4 times per week) for 13 weeks during school time in primary school pupils (aged 8 to 11 years) on the cognitive abilities (mental flexibility, working memory and inhibition) of children.

Our hypothesis is that the use of the bike desk for 1h45 per week will induce an increase in the attention and cognitive capacities (mental flexibility, working memory and inhibition) of the children. Other improvements that should be identified are the child's body composition, the classroom climate and the well-being of pupils and teachers. The children's physical capacities could also be increased, beyond what is expected given the normal evolution during the year.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.