An Intervention Study to Assess the Role of the Built Environment on Physical Activity and Active Transportation to School in Children and Youth

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Active Streets, Active People - Junior: An Integrated Community Partnership to Enhance Physical Activity and Active Transport to School in Children and Youth

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01711138
• Other study ID #: H12-01439
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2015

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if changes to the built environment influence physical activity and active transport to school in children and youth.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 573
• Est. completion date: December 2015
• Est. primary completion date: December 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 9 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Student is in grade 4 - 10 at start of study (fall 2012), or grade 4 at any of the subsequent study years (2013-2015).

• Student's parent(s) or guardian(s) provide(s) consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Student is not in grade 4 - 10 at start of study (fall 2012).

• Student's parent(s) or guardian(s) do(es) not provide consent.

• Student cannot read or write in English.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of British Columbia	City of Surrey, City of Vancouver, JW Sporta, Surrey School Board, Vancouver School Board

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Objectively measured physical activity overall (minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day)	Accelerometry (ActiGraph, FL, USA)	up to 3 years
Secondary	Objectively measured physical activity during commuting to and from school (minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during commuting)	Accelerometry (ActiGraph, FL, USA)	up to 3 years