"Escola em Ação" (School in Action)

NCT03153176 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: UNESP Presidente Prudente
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 357
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: The health promotion actions carried out in the school environment have positive effects on reducing risk factors for chronic diseases in adolescents. Interdisciplinary strategies involving school and family to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents, inside and outside the school, are essential to encourage healthier lifestyles. Aim: To determine whether a 24-weeks interdisciplinary intervention program promotes improvement in the level of physical activity, physical fitness, sleep quality, life satisfaction, eating habits and reduce the sedentary behavior of schoolchildren aged 10 to 13 years of public schools in the city of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil. The intervention: Includes training of teacher Physical Education in the principles of self-determination theory and ecological theory at practical applications for motivating adolescents in physical activities and sports. The students will be given information on the benefits of a physically active lifestyle and will be encouraged to participated the new opportunities for physical activity in their school and community. The program will offer physical activity strategies over the 24-weeks during class Physical Education, afternoon recess and active lesson breaks in theoretical classes. Nutritional guidelines and gardening experience will be developed to encourage healthy eating habits among schoolchildren and to reduce salt, oil and sugar in the preparation of school lunch. Methods/design: The project, which being conducted as cluster randomized trial, is to evaluated whit in a mixed methods, including qualitative and quantitative approach will be used for the construction of the actions integrated to the school physical education curriculum and evaluation of the program by the participants and supporters. The RE-AIM evaluation metric (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) is used to guide the validation this program.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Eating Behavior; Sedentary Lifestyle; Adolescent Behavior

Keywords

physical activity; physical fitness; eating habits; sedentary behavior; sleep quality; satisfaction personal; school health; adolescent

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change from baseline in weekly time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at six months

  Measured with accelerometers for tenn days and supplemented with a questionnaire

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

• Change from baseline in weekly time in sedentary activity at six months

  Measured with accelerometers for tenn days and supplemented with a questionnaire

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change from baseline in Physical Education class time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

• Change from baseline in level physical fitness at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

• Change from baseline in body composition at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

• Change from baseline in caloric intake at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

Other Outcomes (3)

• Change from baseline in the time and quality sleep at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

• Change from baseline in performance academic at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

• Change from baseline in satisfaction with life at six months

  Baseline, end of intervention (6 months), 1 year after baseline

Study Arms (2)

intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Training program for Physical Education teacher. Individual level: moderate to vigorous physical activity. Organizational level: school health policy for healthy lifestyle

Behavioral: Training; Behavioral: Individual level; Behavioral: Organizational level

no intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Physical Education and school curriculum as usual

Interventions

Training BEHAVIORAL

Training program 30 hours accumulated before, during and after intervention

Also known as: Training program for Physical Education teacher

intervention

Individual level BEHAVIORAL

7 to 10 minutes in Physical Education in class time, 3 sections for week during lunch break

Also known as: Moderate to vigorous physical activity

intervention

Organizational level BEHAVIORAL

Inclusion of actions in the school curriculum: counseling sections with health for parents and adolescent, active lesson breaks during theoretical class, gardening experience in school, nutrition guidance for school lunch professionals.

Also known as: School health policy for healthy lifestyle

intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Students enrolled in 2017, in the 6th and 7th year of Elementary School in the full-time schools participating in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Students with physical or motor impairment that prevents the performance of physical fitness assessments or with mental or cognitive impairment that prevents them from responding with clarity to the questionnaires and instruments of data collection

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho: lead
• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos

Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, 19060-900, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ferreira da Silva Dos Santos S, Bordin D, Dornelas de Souza EF, Freitas Junior IF. Study protocol and baseline characteristics of "SCHOOL IN ACTION" program on support to physical activity and healthy lifestyles in adolescents. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2019 Dec 14;17:100505. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100505. eCollection 2020 Mar.

  PMID: 32211554 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Feeding Behavior; Sedentary Behavior; Adolescent Behavior; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Behavior, Animal; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Ismael Freitas Junior, Phd

  CELAPAM

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Allocation, and those who evaluate the outcomes of the main outcome (physical activity, sedentary behavior, dietary intake and body composition) will be blind to baseline group assignment
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: physical activity and lifestyle intervention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2017
• First Posted: May 15, 2017
• Study Start: May 8, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 9, 2017
• Study Completion: December 7, 2018
• Last Updated: June 5, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)