A Transformational Teaching Intervention: Adolescents in Motion (AIM) Trial

NCT01371292 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H08-02513
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this Randomized Controlled Tria (RCT) is to evaluate the effects of a transformational teaching intervention in comparison to 'standard educational practices' within school-based physical education classes (within three Canadian provinces; British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia) across 5 months.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

Physical activity; Transformational leadership; Physical education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

  In addition to collecting self-report physical activity data through the use of questionnaires, a subsample of students (360 out of the overall sample of 2160) will be randomly selected and invited to wear a small physical activity monitor (accelerometer) on three occasions (January, March and May 2012) over the 5-month trial (for 7-days at each data point). The unit of measure that will be used to assess this outcome variable is MINUTES of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity both during leisure time hours (i.e., outside of school) and within school hours.

  5 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Physical activity-related cognitions and attitudes

  5 months

• Teaching efficacy

  5 months

• Transformational teaching behaviors

  5 months

Study Arms (2)

Transformational teaching condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Teachers allocated to this condition will receive the transformational teaching intervention.

Behavioral: Transformational Teaching

Standard practice control condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Teachers allocated to this condition will not receive the transformational teaching intervention. Instead they will take part in a parallel workshop offered by their respective school board (unrelated to transformational leadership training).

Behavioral: Standard Educational Practices

Interventions

Transformational Teaching BEHAVIORAL

Physical education teachers randomly assigned to the experimental condition will (through a 1-day workshop format) be provided with the resources to implement transformational approaches in their day-to-day work. In addition, these teachers will be involved in a follow-up support program following the workshop to help them to implement transformational teaching strategies that were developed in the workshop.

Transformational teaching condition

Standard Educational Practices BEHAVIORAL

Physical education teachers randomly assigned to the control condition will take part in a professional development day workshop provided by their respective School Board. This will involve the same amount of contact time, and will take place on the same day as the transformational teaching workshop. It should be noted that the focus of those alternative workshops is unrelated to transformational leadership training.

Standard practice control condition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Grade 9 (aged 14 (+/- 1 year))

You may not qualify if:

• Do not have basic working knowledge of English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator

Study Sites (4)

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T1Z1, Canada

Location

Acadia University

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6, Canada

Location

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada

Location

Nipissing University

North Bay, Ontario, P1B8L7, Canada

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Beauchamp MR, Barling J, Li Z, Morton KL, Keith SE, Zumbo BD. Development and psychometric properties of the transformational teaching questionnaire. J Health Psychol. 2010 Nov;15(8):1123-34. doi: 10.1177/1359105310364175. Epub 2010 Jun 3.

  PMID: 20522503 BACKGROUND

• Beauchamp MR, Morton KL. Transformational teaching and physical activity engagement among adolescents. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2011 Jul;39(3):133-9. doi: 10.1097/JES.0b013e31822153e7.

  PMID: 21552132 BACKGROUND

• Morton KL, Keith SE, Beauchamp MR. Transformational teaching and physical activity: a new paradigm for adolescent health promotion? J Health Psychol. 2010 Mar;15(2):248-57. doi: 10.1177/1359105309347586.

  PMID: 20207668 BACKGROUND

• Beauchamp MR, Barling J, Morton KL. Transformational teaching and adolescent self-determined motivation, self-efficacy, and intentions to engage in leisure time physical activity: A randomised controlled pilot Trial. DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2011.01048.x

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Mark R Beauchamp, PhD

  University of British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2011
• First Posted: June 10, 2011
• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Study Completion: July 1, 2013
• Last Updated: September 17, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-09

Locations

CA (4)