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Schools are critical settings to foster children's health. The purpose of this two-year cluster-randomized trial is to enhance both the after-school and recess settings to provide children with knowledge and skills to facilitate active and inclusive play. The primary aim of the project is to assess the impact of a playground curriculum intervention on children's physical, social, emotional, and behavioral health. The secondary aim of the project to understand the appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, and sustainability of implementing a playground curriculum in after-school and recess settings.
The general objective is to assess adherence to a HIIT-type exercise program, complemented with nutritional plans and other health-related advice, which will be administered through a mobile application in sedentary girls.
One of the most prevalent chronic disorders in children, especially teenagers, is hypertension . The prevalence of hypertension has significantly increased in recent years, particularly with the rise in obesity. It has been demonstrated that hypertension is a significant, controllable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and that it is linked to atherosclerosis in children. Additionally, in patients with hypertension who were monitored from infancy to adulthood, it was discovered that the unfavorable cardiac alterations and vascular damage linked to hypertension were linked to early cardiovascular disease in adults. Therefore, the key to preventing cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents-especially when risk factors like obesity, diabetes, or chronic renal disease are present-is early diagnosis and effective treatment of hypertension. Insufficient exercise and sedentary lifestyles are additional risk factors for pediatric hypertension.Investigating physical activity barrier in teenage hypertension patients is vital in light of all these factors as well as studies on adolescents' inadequate physical activity. The literature is lacking studies examining the obstacles to physical exercise faced by people with adolescent hypertension, hence this topic is open for investigation.
The intervention aims to increase physical activity, an important health behavior, in a high-risk sample (i.e., Black and Hispanic/Latino mothers). The study builds on the investigators' previous work by adapting an evidence-based theory guided physical activity intervention to be implemented in a community setting mothers regularly spend time for their children's extracurricular activities, circumventing barriers commonly cited by racial/ethnic minority mothers (e.g., other responsibilities, time barriers, transportation, and childcare). The investigators will partner with a local youth sports organization to adapt and deliver a physical activity intervention to mothers during practice. They aim to convene a community advisory board of coaches and parents to enhance participant acceptability and work through any feasibility issues with implementation. The investigators will then conduct an open pilot trial of the physical activity intervention administered to mothers during their children's sports practices. They will assess feasibility, acceptability, and examine the effects of the intervention on mothers' physical activity. The investigators hypothesize that mothers in the intervention will increase their physical activity.
Chronic diseases are the leading health problem in Brazil and Canada. Such diseases share common risk factors in common, such as physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking. This context requires a comprehensive approach to change these behavioural risk factors, aiming at the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the prevention of diseases. Although Brazil and Canada have significant differences, particularly in terms of socioeconomic factors, some similarities in the health domain allow both countries to mutually benefit from an exchange of knowledge. For instance, the newest version of Canada's dietary guidelines has incorporated several aspects presented in the pioneering evidence-based dietary guidelines for the Brazilian population, launched in 2014. Similarly, Brazil can greatly benefit if the country follows the Canadian lead in prioritizing investment in physical activity initiatives. The present project aims to verify the effectiveness of a Canadian program to change health behaviours, specifically physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking, adapted for Brazilians. The project consists of a 12-week randomized controlled trial, based on education and behaviour change techniques focusing on physical activity, healthy eating habits, and smoking cessation. Pre-, post, and 3-month follow-up health and fitness assessments will evaluate respectively the initial condition of the participants, eventual changes and if the changes persist.
The goal of this project is to develop a scalable physical activity intervention tailored to rural men. We will recruit participants nationwide from ResearchMatch data base, emails, and social media posts. Participants will have access to health education materials hosted on Healthie, a health coaching software platform, and provided an activity monitor (e.g., Fitbit) to support behavior change. The health education materials provide participants with education, motivation, and support for making health behavior change (e.g., increasing physical activity levels). We will measure physical activity behaviors, psychosocial, and several health outcomes
The primary aim of this study is to assess and quantify the longitudinal impact of a mobile App-based module - FYA-003 - which is a gamified health education module for children promoting nutrition, physical activity, health hygiene, and infectious disease risk reduction within the clinically proven app fooya!, on the dietary and physical activity habits, hygiene practices, clinical outcome measures, and related knowledge of children and their caregivers. The app will be delivered in the classroom setting through school-based health education.
Longitudinal prospective multicenter study with intervention and control groups and a two-year follow up. Participants will include 40 sedentary adults 50 years old or older with HIV infection and 20 sedentary adults 50 years old or older without HIV infection. Our main objective is to analyze the effects of a personalized multicomponent exercise program (strength, resistance, balance, and flexibility) (PMEP) on physical function, frailty, and quality of life among older adults with HIV. As secondary objectives, we are going to analyze the effects of a PMEP on body composition, muscle function biomarkers, immunological biomarkers, microbiome, and adherence to PMEP in real conditions under intense, moderate nonexistent monitoring.
The study includes patients with tumors of the oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx scheduled to receive radiotherapy with curative intent (+/- chemotherapy). The patients will be randomized into either an intervention group (performing a preventive physical activity protocol before and during radiotherapy) or a control group not performing a specified physical exercise protocol. All patients will be in contact with with a speech language pathologist or a physical therapist weekly during radiotherapy. The study is expected to improve physical function and quality of life during and after oncologic treatment