Peer Leadership for Physical Literacy (PLPL)

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity; Leadership

Treatments: Behavioral: Leadership Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03783767

H18-00141

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the proposed research is to develop, implement, and test the efficacy of a theory-driven evidence-based peer leadership program for elementary school students (Grade 6/7; age 11/12 years) in relation to (a) their own leadership skills and their leadership self-efficacy (i.e., confidence to lead), as well as (b) the physical literacy of younger (Grade 3/4; age 8/9) students with whom they are partnered.

Enrollment: 359 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 14 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants must be teachers (Grade 6/7) and students (Grade 3,4, 6 or 7) in elementary schools in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
• Students must have a basic working knowledge of English.

Exclusion criteria

• There are no exclusion criteria that would exclude anyone who otherwise meets the inclusion criteria specified above

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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359 participants in 2 patient groups

Leadership Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Teachers in the intervention group will receive a half day workshop from a member of the research team. These teachers will then provide a four week training program to Grade 6/7 students, who will then deliver a 10-week fundamental movement skill (FMS) training program to Grade 3/4 students.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Leadership Intervention

Waitlist Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This group of students and teachers will act as a waitlist control group. Therefore, during the same time that the other group is receiving the intervention, this group will proceed with their normal practices.