NCT01161212

Brief Summary

In French primary schools, children participate in 3 compulsory hours of physical education (PE) each week unless they have a medical contra-indication. But, there is no scientific evidence (randomized trial) that a weekly physical activity splitting up of these 3 hours of PE brings or not the same effects, particularly to prevent overweight or obesity. Regul'aps is a cluster randomized controlled trial which wants to evaluate whether splitting up the 3 hours into 3 or 4 sessions (vs. 1-2 sessions) of PE per week has an effect on speed of a BMI increase and on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over the school year. Study hypothesis: reduction of speed of increase of BMI and an increase of HRQoL

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,600

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2005

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2005

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2006

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2006

Completed
3.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 9, 2010

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 13, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

July 26, 2010

Status Verified

July 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

July 9, 2010

Last Update Submit

July 23, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

body mass indexhealth-related quality of lifephysical educationchildrencluster randomized controlled trialpreventionChildFrenchSchoolchildren

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference

    September 2006 : at the beginning of school year June 2007 : at the end of school year (31 weeks later)

    September 2006 and June 2007

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Health-related quality of life

    September 2006 and June 2007

Study Arms (2)

Control group

OTHER
Other: Physical education sessions

Intervention group

OTHER
Other: Physical education sessions

Interventions

3(60 minutes each) or 4 (45 minutes each) short sessions of physical education (PE) sessions

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All teachers under the cover of the headmasters in charge of classes from grades 2 to 5 in 2 counties in the Lorraine region of France (Meurthe-et-Moselle and Vosges \[District of Golbey\])
  • headmasters or teachers had to agree to modify the organisation of PE sessions

You may not qualify if:

  • Classes composed only of 2d grade
  • Set schedule of physical educational sessions

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Public health School, Laboratory EA4360 Apemac

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

OverweightObesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Anne Vuillemin, PhD

    Public Health School, Laboratory EA4360 Apemac

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 9, 2010

First Posted

July 13, 2010

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion

September 1, 2006

Study Completion

September 1, 2006

Last Updated

July 26, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-07

Locations