The Impact of Texas Senate Bill 42 on Middle School Children's Level of Physical Activity

NCT00672815 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: HSC-SPH-06-015556318 Active Living Research
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 141
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to assess awareness of and adherence to Texas SB42 among a representative sample of public middle schools in Texas; and 2) to assess the impact of SB42 on the frequency of school PE class, the quality of school PE, and prevalence of child self-reported physical activity behaviors and child overweight along the Texas-Mexico border.

Conditions

Obesity; Body Weight

Keywords

coordinated school health; school health policy evaluation; physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• key informant questionnaire

  April 2006- April 2008

• System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time

  April 2007 - April 2008

• School Physical Activity Nutrition questionnaire

  April 2007 - April 2008

• body mass index

  April 2007 - April 2008

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

There are 1,224 school districts and 1,159 public middle schools in the state of Texas. Of all Texas students, 43% are Hispanic, 14% are African American, 40% are White, and 3% are other. Additionally, 51.8% are considered economically disadvantaged. PHR 11 covers a large area of the LRGV (along the Texas/Mexico border), and including 50 school districts and 485 public schools. Within PHR 11, 84.5% of children are considered economically disadvantage and more than 90% are Latino).

You may qualify if:

• The study sample consisted of a representative sample of Texas public middle schools (112 schools) as well as a representative sample of Lower Rio Grande Valley middle schools (17 schools).

You may not qualify if:

• Middle schools that did not participate in the 2004-2005 School Physical Activity and Nutrition Project.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: lead
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Brownsville, Texas, 78520, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Barroso CS, Kelder SH, Springer AE, Smith CL, Ranjit N, Ledingham C, Hoelscher DM. Senate Bill 42: implementation and impact on physical activity in middle schools. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Sep;45(3 Suppl):S82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.017.

  PMID: 19699442 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Body Weight; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Cristina S Barroso, DrPH

  The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2008
• First Posted: May 6, 2008
• Study Start: April 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2008
• Study Completion: June 1, 2008
• Last Updated: January 21, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-01

Locations

US (1)