The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren

The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Accelerometer-assessed Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: a Non-randomised Mixed Methods Controlled Before-and-after Study

A non-randomised mixed methods controlled before-and-after study. The study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based physical activity intervention in primary school children on physical activity. Two schools were allocated to deliver the classroom-based intervention for eight weeks, and three schools continued with their usual school routine.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Control Group; Other: Classroom-based physical activity

Detailed Description

The primary aim of this study was to test the feasibility and potential effect of a classroom-based, curriculum-embedded intervention - ExCiTE; Exercise Classes in the Teaching Environment- on total physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity. The secondary aim was to measure and describe health-related quality of life and physical fitness components, and to gain understanding of the experiences, views and attitudes towards the ExCiTE intervention among participating children and schoolteachers.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 152
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years to 11 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parental Consent
• Child Assent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Respiratory infections; or.

  • Condition of injury affecting child's ability to undertake exercise
  • Allergic to sticky tape

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group; Teacher delivered a 10 minute classroom-based physical activity on school days for eight weeks.	Other: Classroom-based physical activity
Other: Control Group; Children in the control schools continued with their usual school routine	Other: Control Group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)	Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes) collected by wearing an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days.	Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn for 7 days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints.
Total physical activity	Total physical activity measured by counts per minute	Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn on the hip for 7 consecutive days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Aerobic Fitness	Aerobic Endurance. Multistage fitness test	1 Day of testing
Health-Related Quality of Life	27 -item KIDSCREEN questionnaire. Assesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions: physical well-being, psychological well-being, parent relations and autonomy, social support and peers and school environment. Likert Scale 1-5. Test completed at baseline, post-intervention and 4 weeks follow up	Recall questionnaire. Questionnaire completed on one day of testing

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Fitness Test:Balance	Flamingo balance test (from Eurofit Protocol). Stand on a wooden beam for 30 seconds and try to balance for 30 seconds. Complete with each foot	Balance for 30 seconds on each leg. Test completed on one day of testing. Participants balances on one leg on a beam for 30 seconds. The number of times the participants has to put the foot on the floor during the 30 seconds is the score.
Fitness Test:Flexibility	Sit and reach test. Sit against the sit and reach box, lean forwards and stretch as far forward as possible. Measured to the nearest cm. The higher the number, the better the flexbility.	Best of three attempts on one day of testing.
Fitness Test: Speed Fitness Test: Speed	10 x 5m shuttle run (from Eurofit Protocol). Run between two cones 5m apart 10 times. The lower the score, the better	one attempt on one day of testing.
Fitness Test: Hand Eye Coordination	Plate tapping - tap the hand on two different colour spots - using the dominant hand.	Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Time is recorded. The faster the time the better the hand eye coordination
Fitness Test: Explosive Strength	Standing broad jump. Jump as far forwards as possible keeping both feet together. The measurement is taken from the heel on the furthest back landing foot	Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Distance is recorded. The further the distance the better the explosive strength
Fitness Test: muscular strength and endurance	Sit up on a mat (from Eurofit Protocol)	One day of testing. The number of sit ups completed in 30 seconds. The higher the number equates to a better performance

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Teesside University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 4, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): October 8, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 8, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 4, 2019
• Last Verified: October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: school-based intervention; active classroom
• Other Study ID Numbers: TU2019

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