Impact of School Based Intervention on Motivation Towards Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Adolescents

Fatima Jinnah Women University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: School Based Intervention

Treatments: Behavioral: Active physical education lessons and physical education plan; Behavioral: Recess or lunch time activities

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04487132

FJWU/Reg/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the effect of self designed school-based interventions on physical activity and psychological outcomes (i.e., internalizing and externalizing behavioral symptoms, self-concept, and academic achievement among a community sample of adolescents from Taxila, Pakistan

Full description

The main objective of this study is to assess the level of motivation towards physical activity and psychosocial outcomes (i.e., internalizing and externalizing behavioral symptoms, self-concept and academic achievement as assessed through recent grade) among young adolescents and to develop intervention to enhance motivation towards physical activity among young adolescents. Randomized Control Trial design will be used in this study to examine the impact of school-based intervention on motivation towards physical activity and psychosocial outcomes. After assessing their motivation toward physical activity and psychosocial outcomes intervention will given for 10 weeks, in which participants will be asked to participate in 10 minutes exercise activity on regular basis from Monday to Friday during school timings. Assessment will be done to find out that whether the school based intervention will be effective for them in motivation towards physical activity and reduction psychosocial outcomes (i.e., internalizing and externalizing behavioral symptoms, self-concept and academic achievement (as assessed through recent grade)) among adolescents or not. This results of this study will be used in promoting active lifestyle may help the adolescent to develop long-term positive healthy habits and targeting adolescents through encouraging physical activity in school or educational setting and social surrounding. To make decision about effective programs and policies to promote physical activity should be taken in account, by providing empirical support for public health messages that encourage participation in school spots as a mean to reduce the burden of poor mental health. Physical activity programming must align with the predictable developmental changes in adolescent exercise capacity and motor skills, which affect the activities in which they can successfully engage. These programs specifically designed to improve psychosocial outcomes, such as self-concept, social behavior and self-efficacy of adolescents as these are the most important determinants of participation in physical activities.

Enrollment: 240 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants from grade 6th to 8th with in age range of 10-15 years.
• Participants who have lack of physical activity.
• Participants who provide consent to take part in the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

• Those participants who do not provide consent to take part in intervention will not be eligible take part in intervention.
• Participants who are having any physical disability or medical condition that compromises their mobility will not take part in intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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240 participants in 2 patient groups

Active physical education lessons and physical education plan

Active Comparator group

Description:

Active physical education lessons and physical education plan provided to the controlled group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active physical education lessons and physical education plan

Recess or lunch time activities

Active Comparator group

Description:

Preparing the playground by offering adequate spaces and games provided to the experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Recess or lunch time activities

Behavioral: Active physical education lessons and physical education plan