Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06156553 |
| Other study ID # |
21364 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Recruiting |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
January 1, 2023 |
| Est. completion date |
June 30, 2027 |
Study information
| Verified date |
November 2023 |
| Source |
Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education |
| Contact |
Cathrine N Pedersen, PhD |
| Phone |
95280687 |
| Email |
cathrine.pedersen[@]nifu.no |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
"PULSE - School-based intervention" is a feasibility study designed to support active travel
among adolescents. The curricular intervention is designed to increase the students' health
literacy as well as their autonomous motivation for active travel. The intervention will last
for 6 weeks during fall 2023. The first session will be delivered by a science and education
center, and the consecutive sessions will be delivered by teachers. PULSE sessions will
contribute to the attainment of specific competence aims related to two interdisciplinary
topics, "Health and life skills" and "Sustainability", as defined in PE, social science, and
science. The research question is the following: Can increased attention to the barriers and
benefits of active travel increase physical activity for youths?
Description:
Previous reviews and meta-analyses of school-based active travel interventions have found
educational strategies to be the most effective. However, previous intervention studies are
heterogeneous, and the majority demonstrate poor intervention quality and a lack of
description of the interventions. The present study has developed a theory-based educational
intervention designed to increase knowledge and empower behavioral change. To ensure local
relevance, quality, effectiveness, and sustainability, the intervention has been developed by
means of a co-creation process during five collaborative workshops. Participants were a
combination of researchers, educators from the science center, representative of the
municipality initiative Global Active City in addition to representatives of the teachers
from the schools which are to implement the intervention. The intervention is designed to
support learning, self-regulation, and autonomous motivation for sustained behavioral change.
The theoretical framework is guided by the Self-determination theory developed by Deci and
Ryan. The learning activities are predominantly student active and often group-based,
introduced by short videos and teacher instructions. The intervention is designed to support
three basic psychological needs that, according to the Self-determination theory, are pivotal
for motivation and behavioral change: (1) students' need for autonomy and agency related to
active travel, (2) their need for relatedness and social support in their efforts to make
lifestyle changes when faced with personal, social, and structural barriers, and (3) their
need for mastery and competence.
The following data will be collected:
- Questionnaire to students, pre and post
- Document of implementation and adoption completed by teachers
- Group interviews with students who participate in the intervention
- Interviews with teachers who deliver the interviews
