Effects of an Active Break Program at Primary School

NCT05403996 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: UPLA-005-2022
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an active break program at school on physical activity levels and enjoyment, and on-task behavior in children.

Conditions

Health Behavior; Behavior, Child

Keywords

physical activity; physical activity enjoyment; on-task behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Physical activity

  Physical activity will be measured with waist-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers for seven days. Physical activity intensities will be derived from the accelerometer counts. Evenson cut points will be used to classify counts into physical activity intensities. Physical activity will be classified as light, moderate-to-vigorous and total physical activity.

  6 weeks

• On-task behavior

  The Direct Behaviour Rating Scale will be used to measure on-task behavior at the individual level. This scale measures academically engaged, respectful and disruptive behavior. For each domain, the scale uses a per cent grading system in which 0% indicates 'never' while 100% indicates 'always'. At the group level, the Classroom Behaviour and Assets Survey will be used teachers who will be asked to indicate the proportion of the class displaying on-task behavior as defined by the individual behavior tool. Response options include: 0 (0 students), 1 (1-2 students), 2 (a few students), 3 (about ¼ of the class), 4 (about ½ of the class), 5 (about ¾ of the class), 6 (most of the class), and 7 (all of the class).

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Physical activity enjoyment

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Activa-Mente (Intervention)

EXPERIMENTAL

The active break program involves the presentation of video (4.5 min) with moderate-to-vigorous physical activities. These active breaks will be performed 6 times per day during 6 weeks.

Behavioral: Activa-Mente

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

This group of students will not be exposed to the intervention.

Interventions

Activa-Mente BEHAVIORAL

Active break program

Activa-Mente (Intervention)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years old (third to fourth grade of primary education).

You may not qualify if:

• Children with school attendance lower than 90 per cent (excluded from data analysis).
• Any medical condition that impedes physical activity breaks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de La Frontera: lead
• Playa Ancha University: collaborator
• Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte

Valparaíso, Chile

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Reyes-Amigo T, Grao-Cruces A, Sanchez-Oliva D, Garcia-Hermoso A, Reyes-Molina D, Yanez-Sepulveda R, Olivares-Arancibia J, Hurtado-Almonacid J, Paez-Herrera J, Salinas-Gallardo G, Mendoza E, Ovalle-Fernandez C, Sepulveda-Figueroa F, Ibarra-Mora J. Acute effect of school-based active breaks on physical activity level and on-task classroom behavior in primary schoolchildren. Front Public Health. 2025 Oct 30;13:1644819. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1644819. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 41246058 DERIVED

• Reyes-Amigo T, Ibarra-Mora J, Aguilar-Farias N, Gomez-Alvarez N, Carrasco-Beltran H, Zapata-Lamana R, Hurtado-Almonacid J, Paez-Herrera J, Yanez-Sepulveda R, Cortes G, Rolle-Caceres G, Bezerra A. An active break program (ACTIVA-MENTE) at elementary schools in Chile: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. Front Public Health. 2024 Jan 8;11:1243592. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1243592. eCollection 2023.

  PMID: 38259740 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior; Child Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Tomas Reyes, PhD

  Playa Ancha University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Phd

Model Details: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2022
• First Posted: June 3, 2022
• Study Start: November 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 20, 2023
• Study Completion: April 30, 2024
• Last Updated: January 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Locations

CL (1)