Active School. A School-based Intervention to Increase Childrens Daily Physical Activity Level.

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Active School. A School-based Intervention to Increase Childrens Daily Physical Activity and Its Effect on Childrens Self-regulation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03436355
• Other study ID #: Prosjektnr NSD: 38509
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2015

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: University of Stavanger
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study seeks to explore whether increased physical activity in school affects children's executive function, aerobic Fitness and childrens self-regulation. The "Active school" study was a 10-month randomized controlled trial. The sample included 449 children (10-11 years old) in five intervention and four control schools. The weekly interventions were 2×45 minutes physically active academic lessons, 5×10 minutes physically active breaks, and 5×10 minutes physically active homework. Aerobic fitness was measured using a 10-minute interval running test. Executive function was tested using four cognitive tests (Stroop, verbal fluency, digit span, and Trail Making). A composite score for executive function was computed and used in analyses.

Self-regulation was measured by the Child Behavior Rating Scale.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 449
• Est. completion date: June 2015
• Est. primary completion date: June 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• all children attending 5th grade at the included schools in Stavanger, Norway during the school-year 2014/2015.

Exclusion Criteria:

• not able to participate in daily physical activity and physical education and complete the cognitive tests.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aerobic Fitness
• Executive Function
• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physical activity
The "Active school" study was a 10-month randomized controlled trial.The weekly interventions were 2×45 minutes physically active academic lessons, 5×10 minutes physically active breaks, and 5×10 minutes physically active homework.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Stavanger	Municipality of Stavanger, Regional Research Fund, Norway, Rogaland County Council

References & Publications (2)

Dyrstad SM, Kvalø SE, Alstveit M, Skage I. Physically active academic lessons: acceptance, barriers and facilitators for implementation. BMC Public Health. 2018 Mar 6;18(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5205-3. — View Citation

Kvalø SE, Bru E, Brønnick K, Dyrstad SM. Does increased physical activity in school affect children's executive function and aerobic fitness? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2017 Dec;27(12):1833-1841. doi: 10.1111/sms.12856. Epub 2017 Mar 16. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Inhibition	Response inhibition was measured by Stroop Golden color-word test. Participants were naming the printed color of color words while suppressing the reading of the words. The measure was the number of words read in 45 Seconds.	8 months intervention
Primary	Working memory	Working memory was tested by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)-IV-test, a forward and backward digit span, a test that measures working memory function. The measure was the length of the correct series of numbers repeated by the participant.; was included	8 months intervention
Primary	Cognitive flexibility	Cognitive flexibility was tested by two tests. First the participants were asked to list all the animals they could think of in 60 seconds as fast as they could.The number of animals was the score. Second, participants performed the Trail Making test. This involves drawing a line connecting consecutive numbers from 1 to 25 as fast as possible. Then participants were drawing a similar line, connecting alternating numbers and letters in sequence, example: 1-A-2-B. Time to complete each "trail" was recorded.	8 months intervention
Primary	Aerobic fitness	Aerobic fitness was assessed by a 10-minute interval running test. The children ran back and forth between two lines placed 20 m apart, touching the ground behind the line with their hand every time they reversed direction.; After 15 seconds, a teacher signaled stop and the children rested for 15 seconds before they once more ran for 15 seconds. This procedure lasted 10 minutes, and the running distance was the outcome measure.	8 months intervention
Primary	Physical activity	Physical activity was measured using accelerometry (ActiGraph GT1M/GT3X/GT3X+, LLC, Pensacola, Florida, USA).; The children were asked to wear the accelerometer on the right hip for seven consecutive days, removing it only during water-based activities (e.g., swimming) and while sleeping. Data were considered valid if a child had at least two days with a wear time of =480 min/day accumulated between 06:00 and 24:00.	8 months intervention
Secondary	Self-regulation	Self-regulation was measured by the Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS). This is a teacher rating based on the Bronson Social Task and Skill Profile, designed to assess children's classroom goal-oriented behaviors and strategies used to regulate behavior in academic and social situations. The teacher report consisted of 10 items used to assess children's self-regulation in the classroom.	8 months intervention