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Exercise in Prematurely Born Preadolescents to Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk and Improve Cognitive Impairment
Led by Henner Hanssen · Updated on 2025-05-30
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
EXCELSIOR is a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of physical exercise on cardiovascular health in prematurely born children. Participants will be randomly allocated to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention will receive a child-friendly physical exercise program and the control group will receive age appropriate lifestyle- and exercise recommendations.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Exercise in Prematurely Born Preadolescents to Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk and Improve Cognitive Impairment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Boys and girls born prematurely (<= 32th week of gestation)
- Aged 6 to 12 years
- Informed consent provided
You will not qualify if you...
- Attendance of special education services related to attention disorders
- Colour blindness or any chronic eye disorder
- Being under pharmacological treatment for any mental disorder
- Injuries, significant motor- or other disabilities which prohibit participation in physical exercise
- Visually provoked epilepsy
- Children for whom no informed consent is provided
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Bereich Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin, Abteilung Präventive Sportmedizin & Systemphysiologie
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4052
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Research Team
H
Henner Hanssen, Prof. Dr.
CONTACT
H
Holger Burchert, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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