FeetEnergy Approach to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents (FeetEnergy)

December 7, 2015 updated by: Minna Aittasalo, UKK Institute

Integrating Internet-supported FeetEnergy Approach in Health Education Lessons to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to find out whether an Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach and two home works integrated in three health education lessons can increase adolescents' active commuting to school and leisure-time physical activity and decrease their screen time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1291

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

  • Finland
      • Tampere, Finland, 33501
        • The UKK Institute for health Promotion Research
    • Aalto
      • Espoo, Aalto, Finland, 00076
        • Aalto University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • student's informed consent and an approval from his/her parent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no informed consent from the student and no approval from his/her parent

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach
Schools which integrate Internet-supported approach with two home works in three health education lessons on physical activity
Behavioral: Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach
Three health education lessons and two homework's about increasing physical activity and reducing screen time
Active Comparator: Usual health education
Schools which follow their usual practices in carrying out health education classes on physical activity
Behavioral: Usual health education
Usual health education lessons

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change from baseline in meeting physical activity recommendation at 1 month
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in physical activity recommendation at 7 months
Time Frame: baseline and 7 months
baseline and 7 months
change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 1 month
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 7 month
Time Frame: baseline and 7 month
baseline and 7 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to physical activity at 1 month
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in parental interference with physical activity of their child at 1 month
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to screen time at 1 month
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in parental interference with screen time of their child at 1 month
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

UKK Institute

Collaborators

Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Minna M Aittasalo, Dsc, UKK Institute

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 27, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

July 4, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 7, 2015

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 166,02

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