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ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Effects of After-School Basketball Program on Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Health in Prepubertal Boys.

Cristina Castro-Collado, Jose Manuel Jurado-Castro, Mercedes Gil-Campos, Belén Pastor-Villaescusa, Gracia María Quintana-Navarro, Francisco Jesús Llorente-Cantarero

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Article in Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07007624 (Basketball Intervention Program In Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Basketball Intervention Program In Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorMaimónides Biomedical Research Institute of CórdobaRan2021 to 2024Enrolled17ConditionsBasketballArmsBasketball training (Sport and diet)
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Cristina Castro-ColladoUniversity of Cordoba, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.
Jose Manuel Jurado-CastroUniversity of Cordoba, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0198-2793
Mercedes Gil-CamposUniversity of Cordoba, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9007-0242
Belén Pastor-VillaescusaUniversity of Cordoba, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0817-6804
Gracia María Quintana-NavarroUniversity of Cordoba, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.
Francisco Jesús Llorente-CantareroUniversity of Cordoba, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda Menéndez Pidal sn, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0018-2011

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to assess changes in anthropometric measures, cardiometabolic markers, and physical fitness following a structured basketball training program in healthy prepubertal boys.

methodsThe intervention consisted of a 6-week pre-season phase followed by a 32-week basketball training season conducted during the academic year. Training sessions were held three times per week at moderate to vigorous intensity, along with a weekly match. The participants were assessed at baseline, 6, 9, and 12 months. A reference group was evaluated at baseline for comparison. The study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT07007624).

resultsSeventeen boys completed the program. Anthropometric assessments revealed increases in fat-free mass in the trunk and lower limbs, along with maintenance of an adequate BMI. After nine months, participants in the intervention showed significant improvements in fitness tests, including a 45% increase in Course Navette performance (

conclusionThese findings suggest that a structured, school-based basketball program may enhance physical fitness and support healthy body composition maintenance in healthy-weight prepubertal boys.

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body compositioncardiovascular diseaseschildexercisephysical activity

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PMID41003597
PMCPMC12473969

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