Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Across the Curriculum (A+PAAC) (A+PAAC)

January 9, 2016 updated by: Joseph Donnelly

There is currently considerable interest in both improving academic achievement (No Child Left Behind) and reducing the rates of obesity and its associated negative health consequences in elementary school students. Increased physical activity (PA) offers a potential intervention to address both issues. Evidence is available which suggests an association of PA with both academic achievement and obesity, and an association between obesity and academic achievement.

To provide increased PA while maintaining academic instruction time, we developed a program we call "Physical Activity Across the Curriculum" (PAAC) in which regular classroom teachers were trained to deliver academic lessons using moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 20 minutes/d, 5 days/wk. This study is looking to compare academic achievement between students in elementary schools that participate in academic lessons taught through MVPA (PAAC) to students that do not (CON).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

584

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
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Medical Center

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

7 years to 10 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Grade 2 or 3 Student at one of the randomly selected elementary schools
  • Students that agree to complete assessments
  • Signed parental consent form
  • Signed child assent form

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students that do not agree to complete assessments

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: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: A+PAAC
Lessons delivered using A+PAAC
Behavioral: A+PAAC
academic lessons delivered by regular classroom teachers using moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: CON
Regular sedentary lessons
Behavioral: CON
lessons taught by regular classroom teachers using traditional/regular sedentary lessons

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in Academic Achievement in Elementary Students
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 Years
Changes in academic achievement between students in elementary schools that participate in a program that delivers academic lessons taught through MVPA (A+PAAC) to students in elementary schools that do not receive academic lessons taught through MVPA (CON)
Baseline to 3 Years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assessment of Cognitive Function
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 Years
Changes in attentional control and academic achievement
Baseline to 3 Years
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 Years
Change in the BMI over course of the study.
Baseline to 3 Years
Cardiovascular (CV) Fitness and Daily Physical Activity (PA)
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 Years
Changes in CV Fitness and PA and its impact on cognitive control of attention and academic achievement
Baseline to 3 Years
Change in Attention-to-Task
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 Years
Baseline to 3 Years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Joseph Donnelly

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

September 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2014

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 1, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 3, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 12, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13460

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