The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Accelerometer-assessed Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: a Non-randomised Mixed Methods Controlled Before-and-after Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04119076
• Other study ID #: TU2019
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2011
• Est. completion date: July 2011

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Teesside University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A non-randomised mixed methods controlled before-and-after study. The study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based physical activity intervention in primary school children on physical activity. Two schools were allocated to deliver the classroom-based intervention for eight weeks, and three schools continued with their usual school routine.

Description:

The primary aim of this study was to test the feasibility and potential effect of a classroom-based, curriculum-embedded intervention - ExCiTE; Exercise Classes in the Teaching Environment- on total physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity. The secondary aim was to measure and describe health-related quality of life and physical fitness components, and to gain understanding of the experiences, views and attitudes towards the ExCiTE intervention among participating children and schoolteachers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 152
• Est. completion date: July 2011
• Est. primary completion date: July 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parental Consent

• Child Assent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Respiratory infections; or.

• Condition of injury affecting child's ability to undertake exercise

• Allergic to sticky tape

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Other:
• Classroom-based physical activity

• Control Group

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Teesside University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Fitness Test:Balance	Flamingo balance test (from Eurofit Protocol). Stand on a wooden beam for 30 seconds and try to balance for 30 seconds. Complete with each foot	Balance for 30 seconds on each leg. Test completed on one day of testing. Participants balances on one leg on a beam for 30 seconds. The number of times the participants has to put the foot on the floor during the 30 seconds is the score.
Other	Fitness Test:Flexibility	Sit and reach test. Sit against the sit and reach box, lean forwards and stretch as far forward as possible. Measured to the nearest cm. The higher the number, the better the flexbility.	Best of three attempts on one day of testing.
Other	Fitness Test: Speed Fitness Test: Speed	10 x 5m shuttle run (from Eurofit Protocol). Run between two cones 5m apart 10 times. The lower the score, the better	one attempt on one day of testing.
Other	Fitness Test: Hand Eye Coordination	Plate tapping - tap the hand on two different colour spots - using the dominant hand.	Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Time is recorded. The faster the time the better the hand eye coordination
Other	Fitness Test: Explosive Strength	Standing broad jump. Jump as far forwards as possible keeping both feet together. The measurement is taken from the heel on the furthest back landing foot	Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Distance is recorded. The further the distance the better the explosive strength
Other	Fitness Test: muscular strength and endurance	Sit up on a mat (from Eurofit Protocol)	One day of testing. The number of sit ups completed in 30 seconds. The higher the number equates to a better performance
Primary	Amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)	Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes) collected by wearing an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days.	Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn for 7 days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints.
Primary	Total physical activity	Total physical activity measured by counts per minute	Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn on the hip for 7 consecutive days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints
Secondary	Aerobic Fitness	Aerobic Endurance. Multistage fitness test	1 Day of testing
Secondary	Health-Related Quality of Life	27 -item KIDSCREEN questionnaire. Assesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions: physical well-being, psychological well-being, parent relations and autonomy, social support and peers and school environment. Likert Scale 1-5. Test completed at baseline, post-intervention and 4 weeks follow up	Recall questionnaire. Questionnaire completed on one day of testing