Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine2016
'FIFA 11 for Health' for Europe. II: effect on health markers and physical fitness in Danish schoolchildren aged 10-12 years.
Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07542574 ("11 for Health" in Pakistan - Effects of a School-Based Football Intervention Programme on Cardiorespiratory Health, Physical Fitness, Health Knowledge and Well-being of 8-14-year-old Schoolchildren), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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"11 for Health" in Pakistan - Effects of a School-Based Football Intervention Programme on Cardiorespiratory Health, Physical Fitness, Health Knowledge and Well-being of 8-14-year-old Schoolchildren
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of recreational football on body composition, cardiometabolic health, and functional performance in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of school-based interventions on physiological stress in adolescents: A meta-analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of Football Practice on Nutritional Status and Body Composition in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Acute physiological and perceptual responses in the FIT FIRST FOR ALL school-based physical activity program.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of the 11 for Health program on physical performance and executive functions in schoolchildren.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Beyond the game: evaluating a soccer-centered approach to physical activity and health education in children.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Scaling success: parental perceptions of the benefits of a 20-week football living-lab approach for children living with cerebral palsy.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Developing the Physical Fitness of Children: A Systematic Scoping Review of Pedagogy in Research.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- High Injury Incidence Among Youth in the World's Largest Football Tournament.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Association between physical activity, nutritional status and cognitive performance among school children in southern Tanzania.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The impact of a school-based physical activity program on children's movement behaviors, aerobic fitness and motor competence: a follow up study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of Small-Sided Soccer Games on Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Health Biomarkers in Untrained Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The effects of a combined physical activity and health education program on health knowledge and well-being of socially vulnerable children.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2024Article
- A school-based physical activity intervention in primary school: effects on physical activity, sleep, aerobic fitness, and motor competence.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A 10-week implementation of the FIT FIRST FOR ALL school-based physical activity concept effectively improves cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in 7-16-year-old schoolchildren.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- An 11-week school-based "health education through football" programme improves musculoskeletal variables in 10-12-yr-old Danish school children.Bone reports · 2023Article
- School-Based TGfU Volleyball Intervention Improves Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Primary School Students: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of "Football and Nutrition for Health" program on body composition, physical fitness, eating behaviours, nutritional knowledge, and psychological status among 7 to 10 years school children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Recreational Soccer Training Effects on Pediatric Populations Physical Fitness and Health: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate whether a modified 'FIFA 11 for Health' programme for non-communicable diseases had effects on body composition, blood pressure and physical fitness of Danish schoolchildren aged 10-12 years.
designA cluster-randomised controlled study with 7 intervention and 2 control schools.
participants546 Danish 5th grade municipal schoolchildren allocated to an intervention group (IG; n=402: 11.1±0.4 (±SD) years, 150.1±7.0 cm, 41.3±8.4 kg) and a control group (CG; n=144: 11.0±0.5 years, 151.2±7.8 cm, 41.3±9.0 kg).
interventionAs part of the physical education (PE) curriculum, IG carried out 2 weekly 45 min 'FIFA 11 for Health' sessions focusing on health issues, football skills and 3v3 games. CG continued regular school PE activities. Measurements of body composition, blood pressure at rest, Yo-Yo intermittent recovery level 1 children's test (YYIR1C), balance, jump and sprint performance were performed before and after the 11-week study period.
resultsDuring the 11-week study period, systolic blood pressure (-3.5 vs 0.9 mm Hg), mean arterial blood pressure (-1.9 vs 0.4 mm Hg), body mass index (-0.02 vs 0.13 kg/m
conclusionsThe modified 'FIFA 11 for Health' programme has beneficial effects on body composition and blood pressure for Danish schoolchildren aged 10-12 years, thereby providing evidence that this football-based health education programme can directly impact participants' cardiovascular health profile.
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