PE Audit and Feedback Pilot Study

University of California (UC), Berkeley

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: PE Audit and Feedback Tool

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05509803

1K01HL151805

Details and patient eligibility

About

School physical education (PE) is one of the most valuable tools for increasing physical activity and fitness among youth of all backgrounds; however, compliance with existing PE laws is low (and differential by school race/ethnic and family-income composition, contributing to health disparities), and best practices for increasing compliance remain unknown. This study proposes to examine a novel approach for increasing PE law compliance by testing a PE audit and feedback tool (adapted from a tool used by the New York City Department of Education) in Oakland, California schools to determine the effectiveness, adaptability, and scalability of this potential cost-effective approach for increasing PE law compliance and student physical activity.

Enrollment: 8 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elementary school in the Oakland Unified School District
• >50% of students in the school qualify for free or reduced-price meals
• >80% of students non-white

Exclusion criteria

• Having a PE program known by the PE Director to be well-established and/or meet/exceed district expectations for PE

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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8 participants in 2 patient groups

PE Audit and Feedback Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Schools in this arm will receive a PE audit and feedback tool delivered by the school district's teacher on special assignment for PE, which will consist of an audit of the school's existing PE program; Feedback on ways to improve the PE program; and technical assistance to help improve the PE program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: PE Audit and Feedback Tool

PE Support as Usual

No Intervention group

Description:

Schools in this arm will receive district-level support for PE as is typically provided by the school district.