Effects of an Active Break Program at Primary School (Activa-Mente)

Universidad de La Frontera

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Behavior, Child; Health Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Activa-Mente

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05403996

UPLA-005-2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an active break program at school on physical activity levels and enjoyment, and on-task behavior in children.

Full description

The protocol will include third and fourth-grade students (children aged 8 to 10 years) from elementary schools in the Valparaíso Region, Chile. Four school classes from two schools (intervention and control school) will be included. The intervention school will carry out the active break program, ACTIVA-MENTE This program consists of the application of a 4-and-a-half-minute video with moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity. These breaks will take place 6 times a day in classes for 6 weeks.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years old (third to fourth grade of primary education).

Exclusion criteria

• Children with school attendance lower than 90 per cent (excluded from data analysis).
• Any medical condition that impedes physical activity breaks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Activa-Mente (Intervention)

Experimental group

Description:

The active break program involves the presentation of video (4.5 min) with moderate-to-vigorous physical activities. These active breaks will be performed 6 times per day during 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Activa-Mente

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group of students will not be exposed to the intervention.