Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Levels During the School Day (MOVESCHOOL)

NCT06254638 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: CNS2022-135604PID2022-137450OA-I00
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 900
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Study based a multicomponent school-based intervention during the school-day (i.e., Physically active learning, active breaks, and active recess) on Physical Activity, health, educational, and cognition outcomes in adolescents.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Adolescents; Physical Fitness; Cognition

Keywords

Active Break; Physically active learning; Active Recess; Motivational variables; Sedentary time; Academic indicators

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physical activity and sedentary time

  Physical activity and sedentary time will be measured through accelerometry (Actigraph GT3X+, Inc., Pensacola, FL, USA).

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (22)

• Cardiorespiratory capacity

  6 months

• Musculoskeletal capacity of upper body

  6 months

• Musculoskeletal capacity of lower body

  6 months

• Body mass index

  6 months

• Body composition

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Multicomponent school-based intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The multicomponent intervention will be composed of: Physically Active Learning: consists of incorporating physical activity (usually of moderate-vigorous intensity) into the educational content taught in non-physical education academic classes. Active breaks: consists of short breaks during non-physical education academic classes that include moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity. Active Recess: consists of promoting PA during school breaks. To this end, three strategies will be developed: i) modification of the environment; ii) loose equipment; iii) structured recess. The modification of the environment will consist of providing students with a greater number of spaces for them to be active during recess. Access to sports equipment consists of providing sports equipment to encourage PA practice during recess. Structured recess includes the organization of sports competitions and teacher-led activities.

Behavioral: Multicomponent school-based intervention.

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive the usual academic classes without any methodological modification during the intervention period.

Interventions

Multicomponent school-based intervention. BEHAVIORAL

Physically active learning: this type of intervention is carried out once a week for 1 hour outside the classroom. The teachers of the corresponding subject (with the support of the research team) are in charge of the physically active classes. Active break: the intervention consists of 2 active pauses per day. The development of each pause is carried out through a specific digital platform in which students follow the instructions of an avatar, who is in charge of guiding the realization of the active break. Each active break takes a total of 4 minutes, in which two sets of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest of four different exercises are performed. Active break: The intervention consists of a daily active break, every school day of the week. The design and supervision of each active break will be carried out by the support technician and the teaching staff based on the students' tastes.

Multicomponent school-based intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents in 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of ESO.
• Adolescents with informed consent signed by the family/guardian.
• Schools with at least 80 students enrolled in 1st, 2nd and 3rd ESO.
• Schools belonging to the regions of Cáceres and Cádiz.

You may not qualify if:

• Adolescents with any physical disability or health condition that may limit physical activity levels.
• Schools participating in any other physical activity or health promotion program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Extremadura: lead
• Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Extremadura

Cáceres, 10003, Spain

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Grao-Cruces A, Martin-Acosta F, Vaquero-Solis M, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Camiletti-Moiron D, Sanchez-Oliva D. Fitness, Weight Status and Executive Functions in Adolescents: A Cluster Analysis. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2025 Aug;35(8):e70098. doi: 10.1111/sms.70098.

  PMID: 40719569 DERIVED

• Bandera-Campos FJ, Grao-Cruces A, Camiletti-Moiron D, Martin-Acosta F, Munoz-Gonzalez R, Gonzalez-Perez M, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Vaquero-Solis M, Padilla-Moledo C, Sanchez-Oliva D. Effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to promote physical activity during the school day: rationale and methods of the MOVESCHOOL study. Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 12;13:1565914. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565914. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 40144996 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

David Sánchez Oliva, PhD

CONTACT

660574338; davidsanchez@unex.es

Alberto Grao Cruces, PhD

CONTACT

+34 956 016768; alberto.grao@uca.es

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2024
• First Posted: February 12, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 31, 2026
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Locations

ES (1)