Effects of a Peer-led Walking In ScHools Intervention

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

— WISH project  

Official title:

Effects of a Peer-led Walking In ScHools Intervention on Physical Activity Levels of Adolescent Girls: a School-based Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02871830
• Other study ID #: REC/11/0236
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 10, 2016
• Last updated: August 15, 2016
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: October 2015

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: University of Ulster
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Children and young people are recommended to undertake at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity each day. However recent findings have indicated that only 51% of children aged 7 years were meeting these guidelines. Previous research has also highlighted girls are significantly less active than. Furthermore, children living in Northern Ireland are least likely to meet the guidelines, with only 43.4% of children here reaching the recommended ≥ 60 minutes a day. The development of interventions which can successfully increase levels of physical activity in adolescent girls in Northern Ireland is of key importance. The aim of this intervention is to investigate whether or not girls (aged 11-13 years) can increase their daily levels of physical activity over a 12 week period by taking part in a school-based brisk walking intervention. The impact of participating in a school-based brisk walking intervention on a range of other outcome measures will also be investigated. A total sample of 200 adolescent females will be recruited onto the study, with recruitment of participants taking place at the school level. Following written consent from parents/guardians and assent from participants, participants will be randomised at the school level to either participate in the walking intervention or to act as controls. Objective physical activity will be assessed at 3 time points using an Actigraph accelerometer. At baseline, post-intervention (12 weeks) and follow up (4 months post-intervention) participants will also undergo measurements of height, weight, waist and hip circumference, bloody pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Participants will also complete questionnaires assessing levels of physical activity and a number of psychosocial variables at each time point. Following completion of follow up measurements, a sub-sample of participants (n=45) will be invited to take part in focus groups to evaluate their experiences of the intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: October 2015
• Est. primary completion date: October 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 11 Years to 13 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 11-13 years old

• Female

• Attend a school selected to take part in the study

• Healthy and free from any medical condition that limits their participation in a brisk walking intervention, for example, a musculoskeletal injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• Male pupils

• Those who are unable to walk or for whom walking is contraindicated will not be eligible for inclusion

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physical Activity
15 mins physical activity per day within the school setting.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Ulster

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Total daily physical activity	Measured for 7 consecutive days using Actigraph accelerometer at each time-point	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Physical activity intensity	Measured for 7 consecutive days using Actigraph accelerometer at each time-point	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Self-reported physical activity	Measured using Physical Activity Questionnaire for children	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Weight		Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Blood pressure		Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Cardiorespiratory fitness	Measured using the Queens College Step test	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Self-efficacy for physical activity	Psychosocial questionnaire - Children's physical activity self-efficacy scale	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Self-efficacy for walking	Psychosocial questionnaire - adapted walking self-efficacy scale	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Social support for physical activity and walking	Social support for physical activity and walking from male and female parents/guardians and friends scale	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Attitude to exercise	Psychosocial questionnaire - perceived benefits and barriers to exercise scale	Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Waist hip ratio		Change between baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and 4-months post-intervention	No