Evaluation of the BOKS Before-school Physical Activity Program

Evaluation of the Build Our Kids' Success (BOKS) Before-school Physical Activity Program

BOKS, Build Our Kids' Success, is a before-school physical activity program that has been implemented in over 2,000 elementary and middle schools. Students participate in the program for 12 weeks, two or three mornings per week for about 1 hour per session. This study if a non-randomized control trial seeking to 1) examine the extent to which participation in the before-school BOKS program improves, health, well-being, and performance, and 2) compare the results of a two-day-per-week versus a three-day-per-week program.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Activity; Overweight and Obesity; Fitness; Affect
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: BOKS: 2 day a week before-school physical activity program; Behavioral: BOKS: 3 day a week before-school physical activity program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1250
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, 02360
      • Plymouth Public Schools
    • Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 02169
      • Quincy Public Schools
    • Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States, 02190
      • Weymouth Public Schools

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 14 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participating school
• Child age 5-14 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• No valid parental consent
• Missing group assignment

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: BOKS: 2 day per week	Behavioral: BOKS: 2 day a week before-school physical activity program; Students participate in BOKS, a before-school physical activity program for 12 weeks, 2 times per week.
EXPERIMENTAL: BOKS: 3 day per week	Behavioral: BOKS: 3 day a week before-school physical activity program; Students participate in BOKS, a before-school physical activity program for 12 weeks, 3 times per week.
NO_INTERVENTION: Non-BOKS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline Body Mass Index at 12 weeks	Body Mass Index (kg/m^2): calculated from height and weight	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline Body Mass Index Z-score at 12 weeks	Age- and sex- specific Body Mass Index Z-score	baseline, 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline 400 meter run time at 12 weeks	Time (seconds) to complete a 400 meter run	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline physical activity at 12 weeks	Days per week of physical activity	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline peer relationships at 12 weeks	PROMIS validated scale	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline positive affect at 12 weeks	PROMIS validated scale	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline life satisfaction at 12 weeks	PROMIS validated scale	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline vitality/energy at 12 weeks	Healthy Pathways Child-Report Scales	baseline, 12 weeks
Change from baseline student engagement at 12 weeks	Healthy Pathways Child-Report Scales	baseline, 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Collaborators: Reeboks BOKS

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Pojednic R, Peabody S, Carson S, Kennedy M, Bevans K, Phillips EM. The effect of before school physical activity on child development: A study protocol to evaluate the Build Our Kids Success (BOKS) Program. Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Jul;49:103-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.06.009. Epub 2016 Jun 23.
• Whooten RC, Perkins ME, Gerber MW, Taveras EM. Effects of Before-School Physical Activity on Obesity Prevention and Wellness. Am J Prev Med. 2018 Apr;54(4):510-518. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.01.017. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): May 31, 2016
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 31, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 9, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 15, 2017
• First Posted (ACTUAL): June 16, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): June 16, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 15, 2017
• Last Verified: June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physical Activity; Obesity; Overweight; School
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight; Overweight
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2017P000177

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No