A1 Journal article (refereed)
Effects of exercise on sleep in children with overweight/obesity : a randomized clinical trial (2024)
Torres‐Lopez, L. V., Migueles, J. H., Cadenas‐Sanchez, C., Bendtsen, M., Henriksson, P., Mora‐Gonzalez, J., Löf, M., Chaput, J., & Ortega, F. B. (2024). Effects of exercise on sleep in children with overweight/obesity : a randomized clinical trial. Obesity, 32(2), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23945
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Torres‐Lopez, Lucia V.; Migueles, Jairo H.; Cadenas‐Sanchez, Cristina; Bendtsen, Marcus; Henriksson, Pontus; Mora‐Gonzalez, Jose; Löf, Marie; Chaput, Jean‐Philippe; Ortega, Francisco B.
Journal or series: Obesity
ISSN: 1930-7381
eISSN: 1930-739X
Publication year: 2024
Publication date: 19/12/2023
Volume: 32
Issue number: 2
Pages range: 281-290
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23945
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92797
Web address of parallel published publication (pre-print): https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.23.22280266v1
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the chronic effects of a 20-week exercise training program on device-assessed sleep and sleep-disordered breathing; and to determine whether participating in a session of the exercise program had effects on device-assessed sleep the subsequent night in children with overweight/obesity.
Methods
A randomized clinical trial was conducted from November 2014 to June 2016. A total of 109 children (age 8–11 years) with overweight/obesity were randomized into an exercise training or control group. The exercise program included aerobic and resistance training 3 to 5 days/week. The control group participants continued their usual lifestyle. Device-assessed sleep outcomes were measured using wrist-worn actigraphy at baseline, in the middle of the exercise program (10th week), and at postintervention for seven consecutive days (24 h/day), and sleep-disordered breathing was measured via the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire.
Results
The exercise training program had a statistically significant effect on wake after sleep onset time (−10.8 min/day, −0.5 SDs, p = 0.040). No other chronic or acute effects (i.e., the subsequent night of attending a session of the exercise training program) were observed on the remaining sleep outcomes.
Conclusions
A 20-week exercise training program reduced wake after sleep onset time in children with overweight/obesity. Future randomized trials that include a sample of children with poor sleep health at baseline are needed to better appreciate the role of exercise in sleep health.
Keywords: children (age groups); overweight; obesity; sleep; sleep disorders; physical training; health effects
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2023
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