Evaluation of CHAM JAM Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Students

February 20, 2018 updated by: Philip O. Ozuah, Montefiore Medical Center

Evaluation of CHAM JAM (Previously Known as the Moving Smart) Intervention in Increasing Physical Activity in Bronx Elementary School Students

The purpose of this study is to determine if the "Moving Smart" program, a daily 10-minute classroom-based exercise program, increases physical activity levels during the school day in Bronx elementary school students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background: Medical and national public health authorities recommend daily school physical education for all ages due to well-known health benefits of physical activity. Nevertheless, daily physical education among elementary and secondary school students is not common in United States' (US) schools. Moreover, some of the schools in many US cities, such as the Bronx, do not even have gymnasiums or physical education teachers.

Objective: We propose to implement and test the effectiveness and feasibility of the "Moving Smart" (MS) program, a daily, 10-minute classroom-based physical activity program led by teachers that integrate academic objectives with physical activity, on increasing physical activity (PA) levels during the school day in Bronx elementary school students.

Design/ Methods: A cluster-randomized, wait-listed control trial of four Bronx elementary schools with one-year follow-up longitudinal study. Students in two intervention schools will receive the MS 3-times daily, for 10-minutes each time, in addition to regular physical education classes. Two wait-listed control schools will receive their regular physical education classes only. Subjects in the wait-listed control group will be offered the MS after the program is withdrawn from the intervention group at the end of the first year of study. A pedometer, an objective measure of PA in children, will be used to determine mean number of steps each student takes during school hours for 5 consecutive days at baseline, and every 3-months during the 2-year study period. For longitudinal follow-up, we will collect data from intervention group students and teachers on PA levels every 3-months for one-year after the intervention cessation. We will also collect yearly BMIs as a measure of overweight status. Descriptive statistics will be used to portray baseline characteristics of each group based on school, district, region, and NYC-wide data. The impact of the intervention on PA will be measured by comparing intervention and control schools using pedometer measurements as the primary dependent variable and students as the unit of analysis. We will collect fidelity measures by randomly selecting classes from the intervention schools and directly observing the level of PA present. We will determine the extent to which the MS becomes a part of the routine school policy by following the students and teachers from the intervention schools for 1-year after the intervention cessation.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10098

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10452
        • 4 Elementary Schools

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

5 years to 10 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Elementary school students in K-3 grade in the Bronx, New York

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to participate in basic exercise program
  • Students whose parents signed the opt-out letter

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
2 Intervention schools are cluster randomized to receive CHAM JAM (previously known as the Moving Smart Program) in Year 1
Other: CHAM JAM
CHAM JAM (previously known as Moving Smart" (MS) program) is a daily, 10-minute classroom-based physical activity program led by teachers that integrates academic objectives with physical activity
Other Names:
  • exercise program
  • Moving Smart Program
No Intervention: Wait-Listed Control
2 Wait-Listed Control Schools will receive CHAM JAM (previously known as the Moving Smart Program) in Year 2 of the study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pedometer-derived step count
Time Frame: baseline and every 3 months
mean number of step counts
baseline and every 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Body mass index
Time Frame: baseline and 1 year later
formula for BMI that includes weight and height
baseline and 1 year later

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fitness assessment for subset of students
Time Frame: baseline, 3 months and 12 months
FitnessGRAM and step test
baseline, 3 months and 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Montefiore Medical Center

Collaborators

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Philip O Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 12, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 22, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2018

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 07-08-253
  • RC1HD063607 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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