FeetEnergy Approach to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

— FeetEnergy  

Official title:

Integrating Internet-supported FeetEnergy Approach in Health Education Lessons to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01633918
• Other study ID #: 166,02
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 27, 2012
• Last updated: December 7, 2015
• Start date: August 2012
• Est. completion date: May 2013

Study information

• Verified date: August 2014
• Source: UKK Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Data Protection BoardFinland: National Advisory Board on Health Care EthicsFinland: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether an Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach and two home works integrated in three health education lessons can increase adolescents' active commuting to school and leisure-time physical activity and decrease their screen time.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1291
• Est. completion date: May 2013
• Est. primary completion date: May 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 13 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• student's informed consent and an approval from his/her parent

Exclusion Criteria:

• no informed consent from the student and no approval from his/her parent

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Active Commuting
• Parental Interference
• Physical Activity
• Psychosocial Factors
• Sedentary Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach
Three health education lessons and two homework's about increasing physical activity and reducing screen time
• Usual health education
Usual health education lessons

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Aalto University	Espoo	Aalto
Finland	The UKK Institute for health Promotion Research	Tampere

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
UKK Institute	Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	change from baseline in meeting physical activity recommendation at 1 month		baseline and 1 month	Yes
Primary	change from baseline in physical activity recommendation at 7 months		baseline and 7 months	Yes
Primary	change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 1 month		baseline and 1 month	Yes
Primary	change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 7 month		baseline and 7 month	Yes
Secondary	change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to physical activity at 1 month		baseline and 1 month	Yes
Secondary	change from baseline in parental interference with physical activity of their child at 1 month		baseline and 1 month	No
Secondary	change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to screen time at 1 month		baseline and 1 month	Yes
Secondary	change from baseline in parental interference with screen time of their child at 1 month		baseline and 1 month	No

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