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Trial reportNutrients2022

Evaluation of a Physical Activity and Multi-Micronutrient Intervention on Cognitive and Academic Performance in South African Primary Schoolchildren.

Johanna Beckmann, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Sebastian Ludyga, Rosa du Randt, Annelie Gresse, Kurt Z Long, Madeleine Nienaber, Harald Seelig, Uwe Pühse, Peter Steinmann and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Johanna BeckmannDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3912-0128
Siphesihle NqwenisoDepartment of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6011, South Africa.
Sebastian LudygaDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3905-7894
Rosa du RandtDepartment of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6011, South Africa.
Annelie GresseDepartment of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6031, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2147-7812
Kurt Z LongDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland.
Madeleine NienaberDepartment of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6011, South Africa.
Harald SeeligDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.
Uwe PühseDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.
Peter SteinmannDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4800-3019
Jürg UtzingerDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland.
Cheryl WalterDepartment of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6011, South Africa.
Markus GerberDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6140-8948
Christin LangDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2532-9019
University of Basel · CHNelson Mandela University · ZASwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CH

Funding

Foundation Botnar 6071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Executive functions (EFs) are essential for optimal academic development. Appropriate nutrition and physical activity (PA) have been shown to facilitate optimal cognitive development. Therefore, this study examined whether a 12-week school-based PA and multi-micronutrient supplementation (MMNS) intervention would improve cognitive and academic performance. A cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted. Children from four schools located in a peri-urban area of South Africa were randomly assigned to (i) PA + MMNS, (ii) PA + placebo, (iii) MMNS or (iv) placebo. Information processing and inhibitory control were measured with a computerized Flanker task. End-of-year results provided insight into academic achievement. Anthropometric measures were used to determine nutritional status. Data were analyzed with linear mixed-models, adjusting for baseline scores, school classes and age; 932 children (458 girls (49.1%),

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Academic PerformanceMicronutrientsChildCognitionExerciseFemaleHumansSouth AfricaMicronutrientsexecutive functioninformation processinginhibitory controlrandomized control trialstunting

Identifiers

PMID35807790
PMCPMC9268611
OpenAlexW4283390959

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