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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Efficacy of Brief School-Based Exercise Programs in Improving Pubertal Bone Mass and Physical Fitness: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Xin Tian, Jian Fu, Jiaxue Tian, Yu Yang, Wenjie Liang, Wencui Fan, Renqing Zhao

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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Physical activity interventions among children and adolescents in China: a scoping review through an equity lens.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin TianCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4319-9465
Jian FuCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Jiaxue TianCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Yu YangCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Wenjie LiangCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Wencui FanCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Renqing ZhaoCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8901-9506
Yangzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine the effects of three types of school-based exercises on bone health and physical fitness function in Chinese boys and girls.

methodsOne hundred and seventy-four Chinese boys and girls were randomly assigned into four groups: (1) sham exercise (ShEx); (2) high-impact exercise (HiEx); (3) high-impact exercise with various directions (HiExVi); and (4) high-intensity interval exercise (HiInEx). Speed of sound (SOS) and physical fitness parameters were determined before and after six-month intervention.

resultsAt the end of six-month intervention, participants in all groups show an increment of SOS compared with the baseline (

conclusionThe brief school-based exercises were effective in improving schoolchildren's health, but they showed different effects, with HiEx mostly improving bone health, HiInEx largely benefiting physical fitness function, and HiExVi enhancing both bone and physical fitness.

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Bone DensityPhysical FitnessChildExerciseFemaleHumansMaleSchoolsStanding Positionbone mineral densityhigh-impact exercisehigh-intensity interval trainingphysical fitnessschoolchildren

Identifiers

PMID34574572
PMCPMC8472274
OpenAlexW3199792487

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