Evaluating an Implementation Strategy to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children

April 17, 2026 updated by: Timothy J Walker, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of enhanced Movement for Academic Growth In Classrooms (MAGIC) for improving implementation and effectiveness of physically active breaks, lessons, and motor labs

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

350

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • students enrolled at participating elementary schools at the partner district
  • teachers employed at participating elementary schools at the partner district

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non English or Spanish speaking

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control
Behavioral: Control
Participants may receive usual support from the district with access to guidance from district leaders
Experimental: MAGIC
Behavioral: MAGIC
The experimental arm includes using a multifaceted implementation strategy to support the use of classroom-based physical activity approaches (e.g., physically active breaks, physically active lessons, and motor labs). The strategy consists of a series of leadership trainings designed to help them support teachers, teacher trainings to build skills, and a monthly newsletter to reinforce implementation and provide access to existing resources.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Implementation fidelity as assessed by teacher self-reported implementation logs to assess dose of delivery
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline
Implementation fidelity as assessed by teacher self-reported implementation logs to assess dose of delivery
Time Frame: about 6 months after baseline
about 6 months after baseline
Implementation fidelity as assessed by teacher self-reported implementation logs to assess dose of delivery
Time Frame: about 12 months after baseline
about 12 months after baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Student Physical Activity as Indicated by Number of Minutes Per Day Spent in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity as Assessed by the Actigraph GT3X+ Accelerometer
Time Frame: baseline
This outcome measure will be reported as total number of minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity
baseline
Student Physical Activity as Indicated by Number of Minutes Per Day Spent in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity as Assessed by the Actigraph GT3X+ Accelerometer
Time Frame: about 6 months after baseline
This outcome measure will be reported as total number of minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity
about 6 months after baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Collaborators

American Heart Association

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Timothy Walker, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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 (Estimated)

August 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 21, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 21, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HSC-SPH-25-0498

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

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