Effects of an Active Break Program at Primary School

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

— Activa-Mente  

Official title:

Effects of an Active Break Program at School on Physical Activity and On-task Behavior in Children From 6 to 12 Years Old

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05403996
• Other study ID #: UPLA-005-2022
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Universidad de La Frontera
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Description:

The protocol will include third and fourth-grade students (children aged 8 to 10 years) from elementary schools in the Valparaíso Region, Chile. Four school classes from two schools (intervention and control school) will be included. The intervention school will carry out the active break program, ACTIVA-MENTE This program consists of the application of a 4-and-a-half-minute video with moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity. These breaks will take place 6 times a day in classes for 6 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: October 20, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 10 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with school attendance lower than 90 per cent (excluded from data analysis).

• Any medical condition that impedes physical activity breaks.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior, Child
• Health Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Activa-Mente
Active break program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Chile	Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte	Valparaíso

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad de La Frontera	Playa Ancha University, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Chile, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	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	Physical activity enjoyment	The Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) will be used to measure enjoyment during the active breaks. Each of the 14 items of this instrument includes a Likert-type scale that ranges from 1 (Disagree a lot) to 5 (Agree a lot).	6 weeks