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Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine2018

Positive effects on bone mineralisation and muscular fitness after 10 months of intense school-based physical training for children aged 8-10 years: the FIT FIRST randomised controlled trial.

Malte Nejst Larsen, Claus Malta Nielsen, Eva Wulff Helge, Mads Madsen, Vibeke Manniche, Lone Hansen, Peter Riis Hansen, Jens Bangsbo, Peter Krustrup

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02000492 (Intense School Based Physical Activity - Physiological, Cognitive and Sociological Aspects), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02000492 nacompletednot on this map

Intense School Based Physical Activity - Physiological, Cognitive and Sociological Aspects

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of CopenhagenRan2013Enrolled423ConditionsBody Composition, EchocardiographyArmsFootball, Running, Circuit training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effectiveness of booster strategies to promote physical activity maintenance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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  16. The Health and Physical Education Curriculum: Does It Address Muscular Fitness?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Malte Nejst LarsenDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Claus Malta NielsenDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Eva Wulff HelgeDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mads MadsenDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vibeke MannicheFrederikssund Municipality, Frederikssund, Denmark.
Lone HansenTeam Danmark, Brøndby, Denmark.
Peter Riis HansenDepartment of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Jens BangsboDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Peter KrustrupDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-7320
University of Copenhagen · DKGentofte Hospital · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe investigated whether musculoskeletal fitness of school children aged 8-10 years was affected by frequent intense PE sessions. DESIGN AND

participants295 Danish school children aged 8-10 years were cluster randomised to a small-sided ball game group (SSG) (n=96, four schools, five classes), a circuit strength training group (CST) (n=83, four schools, four classes) or a control group (CON, n=116, two schools, five classes).

interventionSSG or CST was performed 3×40 min/week over 10 months. Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans were used to determine areal bone mineral density (aBMD), bone mineral content (BMC) and lean body mass (LBM). Flamingo balance, standing long jump and 20-m sprint tests were used to determine muscular fitness.

resultsAnalysis of baseline-to-10 months change scores showed between-group differences in favour of the interventions in whole-body aBMD (SSG vs CON: 8 mg/cm

conclusionsIn conclusion, 3×40 min/week with SSG or CST over a full school year improves bone mineralisation and several aspects of muscular fitness of children aged 8-10 years, suggesting that well-organised intense physical education classes can contribute positively to develop musculoskeletal health in young children. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02000492, post results.

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Bone DensityPhysical Education and TrainingPhysical FitnessAbsorptiometry, PhotonAnthropometryChildDenmarkExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalPhysical Conditioning, HumanPostural BalanceBody compositionBone mineral densityChildrenMuscleTraining load

Identifiers

PMID27297443
PMCPMC5867438
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