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NCT Number: NCT04119076

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

10 year–11 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Classroom-based physical activity

Other

Control Group

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

    Time frame: Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn for 7 days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints.

    Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes) collected by wearing an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days.

  2. Total physical activity

    Time frame: Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn on the hip for 7 consecutive days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints

    Total physical activity measured by counts per minute

Secondary outcomes

  1. Aerobic Fitness

    Time frame: 1 Day of testing

    Aerobic Endurance. Multistage fitness test

  2. Health-Related Quality of Life

    Time frame: Recall questionnaire. Questionnaire completed on one day of testing

    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

Other outcomes

  1. Fitness Test:Balance

    Time frame: 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.

    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

  2. Fitness Test:Flexibility

    Time frame: Best of three attempts on one day of testing.

    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.

  3. Fitness Test: Speed Fitness Test: Speed

    Time frame: one attempt on one day of testing.

    10 x 5m shuttle run (from Eurofit Protocol). Run between two cones 5m apart 10 times. The lower the score, the better

  4. Fitness Test: Hand Eye Coordination

    Time frame: Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Time is recorded. The faster the time the better the hand eye coordination

    Plate tapping - tap the hand on two different colour spots - using the dominant hand.

  5. Fitness Test: Explosive Strength

    Time frame: Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Distance is recorded. The further the distance the better the 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

  6. Fitness Test: muscular strength and endurance

    Time frame: One day of testing. The number of sit ups completed in 30 seconds. The higher the number equates to a better performance

    Sit up on a mat (from Eurofit Protocol)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Teesside University

Other

Registry information

Official study 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

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Oct 8, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 8, 2019

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