Educational Program and Schoolchildren's Energy Expenditure

NCT02024763 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: APkit
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 352
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a classroom teachers' educational intervention on 1st and 2nd grades children's physical activity level and energy expenditure during physical education classes in elementary public schools, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

Energy Expenditure; Physical Education; Children; Randomized Controlled Trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in children's Physical Activity Level / Energy Expenditure after an Educational Intervention for classroom teachers.

  From eight elementary Public Schools we randomly selected three to receive an educational intervention for teachers. In order to evaluate intervention results, all the 1st and 2nd grades, from exposed and unexposed schools were nominated to have selected children. In each class, eight children were randomly selected. To assess children's level of physical activity, Physical Education classes were recorded. The videotapes analysis set the level of student's physical activity, teacher's attitude, and the class context. The observation instrument used was SOFIT - System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time. We analyzed and discussed the change in children's Physical Activity Level and Energy Expenditure before and after the Educational Intervention to classroom teachers, with a six weeks interval.

  Children's Physical Activity Level / Energy Expenditure were measured before and after an Educational Intervention to classroom teachers, with a six weeks interval.

Study Arms (2)

Educational Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention was applied to classroom teachers by the RRIDA Project team. Training lasted six weeks, 12 hours devoted to physical activity and 18 hours to nutritional content. Modules of educational activities were taught in order to be replicated at PE classes to 1st and 2nd grades' children of three exposed schools. Physical activity module was based on a theoretical approach of physical activity benefits and risks for health, children's physical fitness and activity patterns, physical education and change behavior models. In each meeting the PE professionals, performed PE classes with the classroom teachers as students, focusing in strategies to keep them in movement for the most of PE class time to stimulate students' joint participation instead of individual participation or games.

Behavioral: Educational Intervention

No Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

No educational intervention was taken place in the control schools while the project was running. Afterwards, control schools received training.

Interventions

Educational Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Intervention was applied to classroom teachers by the multidisciplinary team of the RRIDA Project. Training lasted six weeks, 12 hours devoted to physical activity and 18 hours to nutritional content. Modules of educational activities to classroom teachers were to be replicated at PE classes to children from 1st and 2nd grades of three exposed schools. The physical activity module was based on a theoretical approach of physical activity benefits and risks for health, children's physical fitness and activity patterns, physical education and change behavior models.

Educational Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• children from 7 to 10 years of age, enrolled at 1st or 2nd grades of selected schools in Vila Mariana - Sao Paulo.

You may not qualify if:

• Not have both observations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal University of São Paulo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Federal University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, 04040032, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Jose Augusto AC Taddei, MD, Dr PH

  Federal University of São Paulo

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Master in Science

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2013
• First Posted: December 31, 2013
• Study Start: September 1, 1999
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2000
• Study Completion: November 1, 2000
• Last Updated: December 31, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-12

Locations

BR (1)