Effects of exercise on sleep in children with overweight/obesity: a randomized clinical trial
Primary result · Wake after sleep onset time (wrist-worn actigraphy)Result — go to the resultEffect −10.8 min/dayAuthors' conclusion
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.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 8–11 years with overweight/obesity
- Participants
- 109 children
- Comparison
- 20-week exercise training program vs control
Methodological detailsConducted November 2014 to June 2016
- Conducted November 2014 to June 2016
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Wake after sleep onset time (wrist-worn actigraphy) · postintervention (20 weeks)
Effect
−10.8 min/day
P = 0.040
Further findings
Other sleep outcomes and sleep-disordered breathing (chronic and acute effects)
- No other chronic or acute effects (subsequent night after an exercise session) on the remaining sleep outcomes
Original publication
Effects of exercise on sleep in children with overweight/obesity: a randomized clinical trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 19 December 2023. doi:10.
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