Development and Testing of a Sports Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Rural Girls

NCT06229457 | Enrolling By Invitation DMC

• 2 other identifiers: HS-2023-01861K01HL171860-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to examine the impact of a 12-week sports sampling and physical literacy program on rural girls' physical activity.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Recruitment capability

  Feasibility metric: successfully enroll 30 participants

  Weeks 10-12

• Study assessments completed

  Feasibility metric: ≥75% participants complete time 1 and time 2 assessments

  Weeks 10-12

• Intervention acceptability and appropriateness

  Feasibility metric: Mean score ≥3 on the Acceptability of Intervention Measure; mean score ≥3 on the Intervention Appropriateness Measure

  Weeks 10-12

• Intervention feasibility and participant attendance

  Feasibility metric: Mean score ≥3 on the Feasibility of Intervention Measure

  Weeks 10-12

• Participant attendance

  Attend ≥75% of in-person sessions (on average)

  Weeks 10-12

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Change from baseline in physical activity levels at 10-12 weeks measured via Actigraph GT3X+

  Week 0-1; Week 10-12

• Change from baseline in physical literacy at 10-12 weeks measured via the Canadian Assessment for Physical Literacy, Second Edition (CAPL-2)

  Week 0-1; Week 10-12

• Change from baseline in autonomy at 10-12 weeks

  Week 0-1; Week 10-12

• Change in sport engagement at 10-12 weeks

  Week 0-1; Week 10-12

• Change in sport enjoyment at 10-12 weeks

  Week 0-1; Week 10-12

Study Arms (1)

Girls PLAY program

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Girls PLAY program

Interventions

Girls PLAY program BEHAVIORAL

Girls PLAY program (8-12 weeks) will include 1) a series of in-person sessions, led by Boys and Girls Clubs staff at the Boys and Girls Club sites, and 2) take-home activities. In-person sessions (60-75 min; 2-3x/week) will center around a different developmentally appropriate sport each week. Lesson plans will outline games/activities in which youth engage in fundamental, sport-specific movement skills. Lesson plans will be delivered by Boys and Girls Club leaders using acts of instruction derived from Self-Determination Theory. Take home activities will 1) summarize and add on to the week's in-person sessions and 2) be adapted for delivery by parents and/or self-guided participation by youth. Take-home activities will provide information for engaging in the past week's activities as well as additional activities that parents and youth can participate in together.

Girls PLAY program

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• living in Imperial County, California
• identify as female
• aged 8-10 years old
• enrolled at a participating Boys \& Girls Club site

You may not qualify if:

• has a sibling enrolled in the study
• physical or mental impairment that would preclude physical activity or protocol compliance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• San Diego State University: lead
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Imperial Valley: collaborator
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

San Diego State University

San Diego, California, 92182, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Johnson A, Bocarro J, Kroshus-Havril E, Arredondo E. Development and testing of a sports intervention (Girls PLAY)to promote physical activity among rural girls: a feasibility study protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2026 Feb 2. doi: 10.1186/s40814-026-01765-2. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 41630110 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2024
• First Posted: January 29, 2024
• Study Start: May 28, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2028
• Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

US (1)