Educational Program and Schoolchildren's Energy Expenditure

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a classroom teachers' educational intervention on 1st and 2nd grades children's physical activity level and energy expenditure during physical education classes in elementary public schools, in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

7 year–10 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Federal University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, 04040032, Brazil

About this study

This study is a School-based Randomized Controlled Trial. Three-step cluster sampling was used for subject selection. In the first step, 8 schools in the Vila Mariana district - São Paulo were selected and assigned randomly to physical activity intervention (3 schools) or control condition (5 schools). In the second step, all 48 classes from the 1st and 2nd grades were selected. In the third step, 352 children were randomly selected compose the observational group. In both groups, questionnaire data and SOFIT's observation were collected two times: "pre" (immediately before the intervention), and "post" (immediately after the intervention), with a six weeks interval between them. No educational intervention was taken place in the control schools while the project was running. Afterwards control schools received training.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

children from 7 to 10 years of age, enrolled at 1st or 2nd grades of selected schools in Vila Mariana - Sao Paulo.

Exclusion criteria

Not have both observations.

Treatment and study plan

Educational intervention

Behavioral

Intervention was applied to classroom teachers by the multidisciplinary team of the RRIDA Project. Training lasted six weeks, 12 hours devoted to physical activity and 18 hours to nutritional content. Modules of educational activities to classroom teachers were to be replicated at PE classes to children from 1st and 2nd grades of three exposed schools. The physical activity module was based on a theoretical approach of physical activity benefits and risks for health, children's physical fitness and activity patterns, physical education and change behavior models.

Primary outcomes

Change in children's Physical Activity Level / Energy Expenditure after an Educational Intervention for classroom teachers.

Time frame: Children's Physical Activity Level / Energy Expenditure were measured before and after an Educational Intervention to classroom teachers, with a six weeks interval.

From eight elementary Public Schools we randomly selected three to receive an educational intervention for teachers. In order to evaluate intervention results, all the 1st and 2nd grades, from exposed and unexposed schools were nominated to have selected children. In each class, eight children were randomly selected. To assess children's level of physical activity, Physical Education classes were recorded. The videotapes analysis set the level of student's physical activity, teacher's attitude, and the class context. The observation instrument used was SOFIT - System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time. We analyzed and discussed the change in children's Physical Activity Level and Energy Expenditure before and after the Educational Intervention to classroom teachers, with a six weeks interval.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federal University of São Paulo

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of an Educational Program on Schoolchildren's Energy Expenditure During Physical Education Classes

Important dates

Study start: 1999
Primary completion: 2000
Study completion: 2000
First posted: Dec 31, 2013
Registry last updated: Dec 31, 2013

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