The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren

NCT04119076 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TU2019
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 152
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

A non-randomised mixed methods controlled before-and-after study. The study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based physical activity intervention in primary school children on physical activity. Two schools were allocated to deliver the classroom-based intervention for eight weeks, and three schools continued with their usual school routine.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

school-based intervention; active classroom

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

  Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes) collected by wearing an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days.

  Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn for 7 days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints.

• Total physical activity

  Total physical activity measured by counts per minute

  Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn on the hip for 7 consecutive days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Aerobic Fitness

  1 Day of testing

• Health-Related Quality of Life

  Recall questionnaire. Questionnaire completed on one day of testing

Other Outcomes (6)

• Fitness Test:Balance

  Balance for 30 seconds on each leg. Test completed on one day of testing. Participants balances on one leg on a beam for 30 seconds. The number of times the participants has to put the foot on the floor during the 30 seconds is the score.

• Fitness Test:Flexibility

  Best of three attempts on one day of testing.

• Fitness Test: Speed Fitness Test: Speed

  one attempt on one day of testing.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Teacher delivered a 10 minute classroom-based physical activity on school days for eight weeks.

Other: Classroom-based physical activity

Control Group

OTHER

Children in the control schools continued with their usual school routine

Other: Control Group

Interventions

Classroom-based physical activity OTHER

Intervention Group

Control Group OTHER

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Parental Consent
• Child Assent

You may not qualify if:

• Respiratory infections; or.
• Condition of injury affecting child's ability to undertake exercise
• Allergic to sticky tape

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Teesside University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Two school allocated to receive the intervention, three schools allocated to the control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2019
• First Posted: October 8, 2019
• Study Start: January 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2011
• Study Completion: July 1, 2011
• Last Updated: October 8, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share