Trial reporteLife2017
High-intensity training enhances executive function in children in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Trial report in eLife, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03255499 (Efficacy of the MovinCog Intervention in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of the MovinCog Intervention in Children: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Classroom Movement Breaks in Relation to Health and Academic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review.The Journal of school health · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of high-intensity interval training on executive function in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Process evaluation of school-based high-intensity interval training interventions for children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of physical activity on visuospatial working memory in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- School-based high-intensity interval training programs in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- High-Intensity Interval Training upon Cognitive and Psychological Outcomes in Youth: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Acute physical activity supports inhibitory control in primary school children: a randomised cross-over trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effect of a School-Based Physical Activity and Multi-Micronutrient Supplementation Intervention on Cognitive Function and Academic Achievement Among Schoolchildren in Tanzania: Secondary Outcome from the KaziAfya Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- Long term effects of physical activity types on executive functions in school aged children.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- The effect of a one-year vigorous physical activity intervention on fitness, cognitive performance and mental health in young adolescents: the Fit to Study cluster randomised controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Trial
- Enhancing Human Cognitive Performance Through Physical Activity: Effect of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity on Executive Function in Chinese Adolescents.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Article
- Feasibility testing of a home-based exercise intervention in children with cerebral palsy who are ambulant-a study protocol of the HOME-EX study.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Exercise as a multimodal intervention for adolescent depression: integrating neuroplasticity, BDNF signaling, stress biomarkers, exercise intensity, digital mental health interventions, and precision psychiatry.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Comparison of Acute Irisin and Cognitive Responses to Different Exercise Modalities Among Late Adolescents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Enhancing adolescent health: the role of strength and endurance school-based HIIT interventions in physical fitness and cognitive development.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Chronic High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) exercise in adolescent rats results in cocaine place aversion and ΔFosB induction.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Impact of the Interactive Floor Device and Aerobic Training on Executive Functions in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Changes in sleep patterns in primary care workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Exercise-induced cognitive improvements have traditionally been observed following aerobic exercise interventions; that is, sustained sessions of moderate intensity. Here, we tested the effect of a 6 week high-intensity training (HIT) regimen on measures of cognitive control and working memory in a multicenter, randomized (1:1 allocation), placebo-controlled trial. Methods: 318 children aged 7-13 years were randomly assigned to a HIT or an active control group matched for enjoyment and motivation. In the primary analysis, we compared improvements on six cognitive tasks representing two cognitive constructs ( Results: The 6-week HIT regimen resulted in improvements on measures of cognitive control [BF Conclusions: This study suggests a promising alternative to enhance cognition, via short and potent exercise regimens. Funding: Funded by Centre for Brain Research. Clinical trial number: NCT03255499.
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