An Intervention Study to Assess the Role of the Built Environment on Physical Activity and Active Transportation to School in Children and Youth (ASAP-Jr)

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01711138

H12-01439

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if changes to the built environment influence physical activity and active transport to school in children and youth.

Enrollment: 573 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Student is in grade 4 - 10 at start of study (fall 2012), or grade 4 at any of the subsequent study years (2013-2015).
• Student's parent(s) or guardian(s) provide(s) consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Student is not in grade 4 - 10 at start of study (fall 2012).
• Student's parent(s) or guardian(s) do(es) not provide consent.
• Student cannot read or write in English.

Trial design

573 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Description:

Intervention group is geographically located near a built environment intervention (neighbourhood redevelopment).

Comparison

Description:

Comparison group is not exposed to the built environment intervention according to their geographic location.