Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Obesity, Health-Related Physical Fitness, and Blood Pressure in Children with Intellectual Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Invisible Harms, Visible Benefits? Adverse Event Reporting in Physical Activity Interventions for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Meta-analysis and Critical Appraisal.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
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- Weight-loss interventions for adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of school-based physical activity interventions on physical fitness and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of a health promotion program on toddlers' socio-emotional development: a cluster randomized study.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Impact of remote collaboration-based family physical activity on activity levels and quality of life in children with intellectual developmental disabilities.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Physical Activity Determinants Among Adolescents With Mild Intellectual Disability in Dutch Practical Education: Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- 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 · 2025Review
- Adapted Basketball Training Improves Fitness and Motivation in Adolescents with Moderate Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Role of School-Based Physical Activity in Mitigating Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The effect of practicing sports on the body composition and physical fitness of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of Physical Activity Interventions on Health Parameters in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- An Adapted Physical Activity Program for Adolescents with an Intellectual Disability: An International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Perspective.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A 16-week school-based intervention improves physical fitness in Slovenian children: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Role of emotion regulation capacities in affective state among Chinese high school students in the post-pandemic era of COVID-19.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Children with intellectual disability (ID) are more vulnerable to health conditions than their typically developing peers. Evidence of effective interventions is scarce. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 30 overweight and obese children with intellectual disability (ID) in China to evaluate a 12-week school-based physical activity intervention for obesity, health-related physical fitness (HRPF), and blood pressure. The intervention consisted of 24 physical activity (PA) sessions (2 sessions/week, 60 min/session), with exercise intensity progressively increasing from a moderate level to a vigorous level. All participants were followed up for 12 weeks after the intervention period to evaluate sustained effects. Outcomes were repeatedly measured at baseline, after the intervention, and after follow-up. The intervention was effective in reducing some obesity-related outcomes (including weight and body mass index) and improving some HRPF-related outcomes (including the 6 min walk test and the 30 s sit-to-stand test), with the significant effects being sustained after the 12-week follow-up. No effect was observed on blood pressure. The findings of this study contribute to the development and implementation of PA interventions to reduce obesity and improve HRPF in children with ID.
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