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

Summary: 
      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.
    

Detailed description: 
      Two prospective schools have given their prior agreement : Sevigne Lafaye (Vichy) and Pierre
      Brossolette (Riom). The use of the bike desks in the classroom is part of the school project
      and will start at the same time as the study. There are 4 bike-desks in each class: 3 for the
      children and 1 for the teacher. Students pedaling during an overall of 13 weeks (7 weeks and
      6 weeks) separated of one evaluation session week (T1). During weeks with evaluation
      sessions, children will not use bike desk. All children will therefore use the bike desks but
      only those who have signed the consent form.

      An information meeting will be proposed in each school (visit 1). Then, subjects will have a
      pre-inclusion visit during a medical consultation where the eligibility criteria to
      participate in this study will be checked (visit 2). The children who have given their
      consent will have to participate in different evaluation sessions: baseline (T0), between to
      two pedaling sessions (T1) and at the end of the second session (T2). They are two parts of
      assessments for each session (T0, T1, T2):

        -  Cognitive test and the physical activity attraction test (visits 3, 5, 7)

        -  Body composition and physical capacity assessment (visits 4, 6, 8) Questionnaires will
           also be part of the assessment (T1 and T2).
    

Intervention name(s): bike desks in the classroom
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Children will use bike desks for 13 weeks during school time
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Cycling desk; Active workstation; Sedentary Behavior; Cognition; Child health; Body composition; Physical fitness