Long-term Evaluation of the FitSpirit Intervention

Sedentary Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Impact of the FitSpirit Physical Activity Approach on Different Health Parameters of Canadian Adolescent Girls: the Protocol of a Large, Longitudinal Quasi-experimental Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03804151
• Other study ID #: FitSpirit Evaluation LAPS
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Université de Montréal
• Contact: Marie-Eve Mathieu, PhD
• Phone: +1-514-343-6737
• Email: me.mathieu[@]umontreal.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the long-term effects of the FitSpirit extra-curricular, girl-only intervention on numerous health outcomes of adolescent girls.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 1200
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 12 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Attend high-school registered to FitSpirit

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sedentary Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• FitSpirit intervention
The study evaluates the effects of the FitSpirit intervention on divers health markers of adolescents. Participants freely register to the intervention via their school. Physical activities and event are organized by the schools with the help of the FitSpirit organization.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Université de Montréal	Montréal	Quebec

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Université de Montréal	FitSpirit, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical activity participation	An online questionnaire assesses physical activity participation. It is measured using the number of days per week the participant are active more than 60 min/day (scale 0 to 7 days/week).	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Primary	Eating habits	An online questionnaire assesses eating habits. They are measured using the number of servings consumed per week for each of the different food categories (fruits, vegetables, juice, milk products, sweetened beverages, and fast food). No aggregation is done.	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Primary	Sleep habits	An online questionnaire assesses sleep habits. They are evaluated based on the usual number of hours of sleep (hours per night).	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Primary	Physical self-efficacy	Physical self-efficacy is assessed using an online questionnaire by asking the participants their level of agreement with 12 statements, using a 5 level scale. Points are attributed to each answer (Disagree totally: 1; Somewhat disagree: 2; Neutral: 3; Somewhat agree: 4; Agree totally: 5). Total score is used to compare the participants and highest score represents a better outcome.	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Primary	Physical self-perception	Physical self-perception is evaluated using an online questionnaire presenting 2 sets of 7 silhouettes. Participants identify first the silhouette representing best their current body image. They then identify the silhouette representing their desired body image (slimmest silhouette: 1 point; fattest silhouette: 7 points). Satisfaction of body image is calculated by the difference between the 2 answers. Smaller difference score represent better satisfaction of body image.	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)