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NCT Number: NCT04089020

Walking to School Supports

This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced individual-level intervention delivered to 4th-6th graders to increase rates of walking to/from school. Up to 8 youth who do not already walk to school will be enrolled into the intervention. The theoretically-based intervention content will be delivered over 6 weeks through family-based telephone coaching sessions, ongoing short message service (SMS) text messaging, and activities and content on the study website.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Behavior Behavior

Age range

5 year–13 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Parents of children enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school
  • Parents/child dyads who completed the Phase 1 survey OR respond to recruitment attempts and express interest in walking to school. Included parent/child dyads will be:

Those who do not participate in LINC program both before and after school 4+ days per week (child); Those who live within the school boundary and south of Meyer Blvd (i.e., close enough to an existing walking school bus route) or are willing to drop off and/or pick up the child at a place along an existing walking school bus route (i.e., remote drop off).

Exclusion criteria

  • Children not enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school
  • Those who participate in LINC program both before and after school 4+ days per week (child); Those who do not live within the school boundary and south of Meyer Blvd (i.e., close enough to an existing walking school bus route) or are not willing to drop off and/or pick up the child at a place along an existing walking school bus route (i.e., remote drop off).
  • We will exclude each of the following special populations:

Adults unable to consent Prisoners Wards of the state Pregnant women may be included, but only in such capacity as parents of other children enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school

Treatment and study plan

Support for walking to school

Behavioral

5 modules that address psychosocial skills, with ongoing text messaging.

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of Intervention: "Satisfaction Questionnaire"

    Time frame: at 6 weeks, immediately after completion of the intervention

    Acceptability and preferences related to intervention content will be measured using a questionnaire developed for this study ("satisfaction questionnaire"). Families (both parent and child responding together) will respond to 5 items asking about satisfaction with the intervention components. Items are rated on a 10-pt scale (minimum:1- maximum:10), with higher values indicating greater satisfaction. They will respond to two additional open-ended questions asking which aspects of the intervention they liked most and least. These qualitative items will be summarized.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of Walking to School

    Time frame: up to 6 weeks

    Number of walking trips to/from school per week (0 to 10) will be assessed using a daily (Mon-Fri) tracking questionnaire completed through RedCap.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Kansas
  • University of Kansas Medical Center

Registry information

Official study title

Psychosocial Supports for Walking to School Paired With a Walking School Bus

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 13, 2019
Registry last updated
Aug 18, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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