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NCT Number: NCT02455986

The StepSmart Project: A Pedometer Based Phased Intervention to Encourage Physical Activity in Schools

A school based pedometer competition among Year 9 pupils (12 - 14 years old) to promote physical activity (PA).

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Competitive Behavior Health Behavior Incentives Motor Activity Social Behavior

Age range

12 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

About this study

The intervention is separated into three main phases.

Phase One: A 10-week school competition using pedometers and a range of non-financial incentives e.g. t-shirts, pens, badges etc. (April - June 2015).

Phase Two: End of school competition but participants will still keep the pedometers. We will set them various challenges over the summer to keep active (July - Oct 2015).

Phase Three: Removal of all extrinsically motivation factors. Focus on PA maintenance.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 12-14 years
  • enrolled in participating school

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to give informed consent
  • Presence of an underlying medical conditions
  • Already enrolled in a physical activity intervention

Treatment and study plan

The StepSmart Challenge

Behavioral

A six month pedometer based intervention designed to increase Physical Activity in school children

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in physical activity as assessed by Actigraph accelerometer

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months and 1 year

    Actigraph accelerometer counts per minute and minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in mental wellbeing measured by the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months and 1 year

    Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale is a validated, self-report instrument assessing mental wellbeing. Possible scores range from range from 14-70, with higher scores indicating higher mental well-being

  2. Change in social support for physical activity measured by the social support for physical activity scale

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months and 1 year

    Social support for physical activity scale is a validated 5-item scale. Social support is measured as tghe sum of responses to four sub-scales including parental social support (3 items), parental encouragement (2 items), peer support (3 items), and teacher support (3 items). Each question is answered with a 4-point response format ranging from 1 (hardly ever or never) to 4 (every day).

  3. Change in future orientation and impulsivity measured using 8-item time preference scale

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months and 1 year

    A previously validated 8-item time preference scale is included. Responses are summed to obtain a a future orientation and impulsivity score. High scores reflect future time orientation and greater impulsivity in decision making.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Queen's University, Belfast

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Pedometer Based Phased Intervention to Encourage Physical Activity in Schools: A Feasibility Study.

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
May 28, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 17, 2017

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