Active Breaks and Executive Function in Scholars
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Summary
NIH ClinicalTrials.gov registered NCT07538453, a randomized controlled study examining whether 10-minute exercise breaks performed during the school day improve thinking skills, creativity, and emotional wellbeing in primary school children. Children aged 11-12 years will be assigned to an aerobic exercise break, a strength-based exercise break, or a seated control activity, with outcomes measured across attention, working memory, creativity, and emotional wellbeing.
“This study aims to examine whether short bouts of exercise (10 minutes) performed during the school day can improve thinking skills, creativity and emotional wellbeing in primary school children.”
What changed
A new randomized controlled trial has been registered on ClinicalTrials.gov examining whether integrating short 10-minute bouts of physical activity into the school day enhances cognitive function and emotional wellbeing in children. The study randomly assigns 11-12 year old primary school children to aerobic exercise, strength-based exercise, or seated control conditions, measuring effects on attention, working memory, creativity, and emotional state. This is an informational clinical trial registration; it creates no compliance obligations, reporting requirements, or enforcement actions for healthcare providers, schools, or other regulated entities.
Affected parties including school administrators, researchers, and healthcare providers may wish to monitor the study's outcomes for potential insights on classroom-based physical activity strategies, though no immediate action is required. The findings could inform future educational or public health recommendations but do not create any new regulatory obligations under current law.
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Active Breaks and Executive Function in Scholars
N/A NCT07538453 Kind: NA Apr 20, 2026
Abstract
This study aims to examine whether short bouts of exercise (10 minutes) performed during the school day can improve thinking skills, creativity and emotional wellbeing in primary school children. Specifically, children aged 11-12 years will be randomly assigned to perform either a short aerobic exercise break, a strength-based exercise break, or a seated control activity. The study will evaluate how these 10 minutes activity breaks influence attention, working memory, creativity, and emotional wellbeing state after completing cognitively demanding tasks. The findings will help to identify effective strategies to integrate physical activity into the classroom to enhance learning and overall well-being in school settings.
Conditions: Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition), Psychological Wellbeing
Interventions: Active Break
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