Long-term Evaluation of the FitSpirit Intervention

The Impact of the FitSpirit Physical Activity Approach on Different Health Parameters of Canadian Adolescent Girls: the Protocol of a Large, Longitudinal Quasi-experimental Study

This study evaluates the long-term effects of the FitSpirit extra-curricular, girl-only intervention on numerous health outcomes of adolescent girls.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Sedentary Behavior
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: FitSpirit intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 1200
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Quebec
    • Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1P1
      • Recruiting
      • Université de Montréal
      • Contact: Marie-Eve Mathieu, PhD; Phone Number: +1-514-343-6737; Email: me.mathieu@umontreal.ca
      • Contact: Jo-Anne Gilbert, PhD; Phone Number: 42143 +1-343-6111; Email: j.gilbert@umontreal.ca

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 17 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Attend high-school registered to FitSpirit

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: FitSpirit Intervention; FitSpirit physical activities and events are organized by participants' schools during the school year. Girl-only activities such as physical activity sessions, speaking engagements, turnkey running program and special events can be offered. The number, type and frequency of activities are decided by each school.	Behavioral: FitSpirit intervention; The study evaluates the effects of the FitSpirit intervention on divers health markers of adolescents. Participants freely register to the intervention via their school. Physical activities and event are organized by the schools with the help of the FitSpirit organization.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Physical activity participation	An online questionnaire assesses physical activity participation. It is measured using the number of days per week the participant are active more than 60 min/day (scale 0 to 7 days/week).	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Eating habits	An online questionnaire assesses eating habits. They are measured using the number of servings consumed per week for each of the different food categories (fruits, vegetables, juice, milk products, sweetened beverages, and fast food). No aggregation is done.	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Sleep habits	An online questionnaire assesses sleep habits. They are evaluated based on the usual number of hours of sleep (hours per night).	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Physical self-efficacy	Physical self-efficacy is assessed using an online questionnaire by asking the participants their level of agreement with 12 statements, using a 5 level scale. Points are attributed to each answer (Disagree totally: 1; Somewhat disagree: 2; Neutral: 3; Somewhat agree: 4; Agree totally: 5). Total score is used to compare the participants and highest score represents a better outcome.	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)
Physical self-perception	Physical self-perception is evaluated using an online questionnaire presenting 2 sets of 7 silhouettes. Participants identify first the silhouette representing best their current body image. They then identify the silhouette representing their desired body image (slimmest silhouette: 1 point; fattest silhouette: 7 points). Satisfaction of body image is calculated by the difference between the 2 answers. Smaller difference score represent better satisfaction of body image.	Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Université de Montréal
• Collaborators: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC); FitSpirit
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Marie-Eve Mathieu, PhD, Université de Montréal

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Leduc G, Gilbert JA, Ayotte A, Moreau N, Drapeau V, Lemoyne J, Monthuy-Blanc J, Tremblay J, Mathieu ME. The FitSpirit approach for increasing physical activity in canadian teenage girls: protocol of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 28;21(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10200-5.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): January 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): June 30, 2021
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): June 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 7, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 9, 2019
• First Posted (ACTUAL): January 15, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): January 24, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 22, 2019
• Last Verified: January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Exercise
• Other Study ID Numbers: FitSpirit Evaluation LAPS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: The database, excluding individual information, will be shared with the co-investigators of the study.

Drug and device information, study documents

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