FAST Club: The Impact of a Physical Activity Intervention on Executive Function in Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Abstract
Physical activity (PA) has been demonstrated to have positive effects on cognitive function, particularly executive function (EF) skills. Animal models suggest PA may be effective in ameliorating some of the neuropsychological effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), but this approach has not been extended to humans. The purpose of this study was to develop a PA program, FAST Club, for children with FASD and to evaluate its effect on a measure of EF. Using a wait-list control design, 30 children age 7–14 yr participated in FAST Club for 2 × 1.5-hr sessions/week for 8 weeks. EF was assessed using the Children’s Color Trails Test. Significant improvements in T scores on the Children’s Color Trails Test were seen immediately postprogram, and this improvement was sustained at 3 months postprogram. These findings provide evidence to support the use of PA as a means to improve EF in children with FASD.
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Pritchard et al. [57] reported an insignificant (p = 0.173) intervention effect on the first component of an executive functioning test.
“Similarly, Pritchard et al. [57] reported an insignificant (p = 0.173) intervention effect on the first component of an executive functioning test”
From The Effects of Physical Activity on Academic Performance in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review (2023) · cites this paper as [57]
Pritchard et al. [57] reported a significant (p = 0.014), positive effect on the second component of the executive functioning test compared to the control condition.
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“Across the 19 interventions, PA was implemented through the following forms of PA; physically active academic lessons [40–46], PA lesson breaks [40,44,46,47], moderate intensity PA [48], moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA [42,43,45,47,49,50], high-intensity PA [48,51], cognitively engaging PA [47,49,51], aerobic exerc…”
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- Authors
- Pritchard Orr, A. B., Keiver, K., Bertram, C. P., & Clarren, S.
- Affiliations
- 1University of the Fraser Valley
- University of the Fraser Valley (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Keiver, Kathy
- Bertram, Chris P.
- Clarren, Sterling
- ORCID
- Bertram, Chris P.
- Venue
- Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2018-10-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 403-423
- ISSN
- 0736-5829 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2777
- OpenAlex
- W2898194201
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Arca (British Columbia Electronic Library Network) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of the Fraser Valley
- Provincial Health Services Authority
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, physical activity interventions, executive function, children, cognitive function, neuropsychological outcomes, intervention program development
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Motor Skills, Neuropsychological Tests, Exercise, Cross-Over Studies, Executive Function, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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