School Intervention to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce the Sedentary Time of Low-income Children Aged 6-13 Years

NCT03983447 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UPPA (University of Pau)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 350
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study is realized in 2 primary schools in the city of Tarbes (France), located in a disadvantaged neighbourhood : 352 children are included in the study. This study has many goals: 1) to propose an intervention to promote PA (Physical Activity) and reduce ST (Sedentary Time) of children aged 6 to 13 years from a primary school located in a disadvantaged neighbourhood and measures the effectiveness of this intervention (1rst grade-5th grade). This intervention was based on the factors of socio-ecological model related to health behaviours. The levels of PA and ST of the experimental school will be compared to a control school with the realization of pre and post intervention measures. 2) To study the relationships between PA, ST, motors skills, attentional abilities and academic achievement. 3)To realise a descriptive analysis of PA and ST of children in 2nd and 5th grade from France and Spain (observational study). For this goal, an other school in Spain was included in the study (city of Huesca, 60 children).

Conditions

Physical Activity; Sedentary Behavior; Children; School-based Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Physical Activity (PA)

  Units : "counts/minute" and "minutes". Children from grade 1 to 5 who had parental permission to participate in the project carried an accelerometer (Actilife, Pensacola, FL, USA) to assess their usual levels of PA. Accelerometry is a reliable and valid objective to measure PA.

  7 days

• Sedentary Time (ST)

  Units : "counts/minute" and "minutes". Children from grade 1 to 5 who had parental permission to participate in the project carried an accelerometer (Actilife, Pensacola, FL, USA) to assess their usual levels of ST. Accelerometry is a reliable and valid objective to measure ST.

  7 days

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Anthropometry: Body Mass Index (BMI)

  10 minutes for each child

• Subjective information about family and child

  20 minutes

• Standing broad jump (Motor Skills)

  2 hours for each grade

• Plate tapping test (Motor Skills)

  2 hours for each grade

• 6 x 5m Shuttle Run (Motor Skills)

  2 hours for each grade

Study Arms (2)

School-based intervention to promote Physical Activity (PA)

EXPERIMENTAL

This intervention included : 1. Physical (Environmental) adaptation of playground 2. Time adaptation of lunch breaks 3. Curriculum-based program of children 4. Workshops and newsletters for parents 5. Meetings for teachers

Behavioral: School-based intervention to promote PA and reduce ST

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Nothing has changed in the school.

Interventions

School-based intervention to promote PA and reduce ST BEHAVIORAL

This intervention was realized with all the children (1st grade-5th grade) and involved : 1. Physical (Environmental) adaptation of playgrounds 2. Time adaptation of lunch breaks 3. Curriculum-based program for children 4. Workshops and newsletters for parents 5. Meetings for teachers

School-based intervention to promote Physical Activity (PA)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children (girls, boys) aged 5-13 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Physical diseases that prevent PA practice

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour: lead

Related Publications (7)

• Aibar A, Bois JE, Generelo E, Zaragoza Casterad J, Paillard T. A cross-cultural study of adolescents' physical activity levels in France and Spain. Eur J Sport Sci. 2013;13(5):551-8. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2012.746733. Epub 2012 Nov 23.

  PMID: 24050473 BACKGROUND

• Kriemler S, Meyer U, Martin E, van Sluijs EM, Andersen LB, Martin BW. Effect of school-based interventions on physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents: a review of reviews and systematic update. Br J Sports Med. 2011 Sep;45(11):923-30. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090186.

  PMID: 21836176 BACKGROUND

• Hartmann T, Zahner L, Puhse U, Puder JJ, Kriemler S. Effects of a school-based physical activity program on physical and psychosocial quality of life in elementary school children: a cluster-randomized trial. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2010 Nov;22(4):511-22. doi: 10.1123/pes.22.4.511.

  PMID: 21242601 BACKGROUND

• Rhodes RE, Janssen I, Bredin SSD, Warburton DER, Bauman A. Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. Psychol Health. 2017 Aug;32(8):942-975. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1325486. Epub 2017 May 30.

  PMID: 28554222 BACKGROUND

• Scudder MR, Lambourne K, Drollette ES, Herrmann SD, Washburn RA, Donnelly JE, Hillman CH. Aerobic capacity and cognitive control in elementary school-age children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014;46(5):1025-35. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000199.

  PMID: 24743109 BACKGROUND

• Khan NA, Hillman CH. The relation of childhood physical activity and aerobic fitness to brain function and cognition: a review. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2014 May;26(2):138-46. doi: 10.1123/pes.2013-0125. Epub 2014 Apr 10.

  PMID: 24722921 BACKGROUND

• Bernal CMM, Lhuisset L, Fabre N, Bois J. School-Based Multicomponent Intervention to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Time of Disadvantaged Children Aged 6-10 Years: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Sep 23;9(9):e17815. doi: 10.2196/17815.

  PMID: 32965238 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: During the academic year 2016/2017, baseline assessments were carried out in two schools (school A, school B): measures of PA, ST, motors skills, attentional capacity and academic achievement. These assessments were performed in November/December 2016 (First Time - T1) and May/June 2017 (Second time - T2). During the academic school year 2017/2018, a school-based intervention to increase PA and reduce ST was realised in School A (measure in November 2017 and May/June 2018). Finally, during the academic school year 2018/2019, a school-based intervention to increase PA and reduce ST was realised in School B (measure only in May/June 2019).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2019
• First Posted: June 12, 2019
• Study Start: November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2016
• Study Completion: May 31, 2019
• Last Updated: June 12, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06