The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren

Teesside University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Other: Control Group; Other: Classroom-based physical activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04119076

TU2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

A non-randomised mixed methods controlled before-and-after study. The study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based physical activity intervention in primary school children on physical activity. Two schools were allocated to deliver the classroom-based intervention for eight weeks, and three schools continued with their usual school routine.

Full description

The primary aim of this study was to test the feasibility and potential effect of a classroom-based, curriculum-embedded intervention - ExCiTE; Exercise Classes in the Teaching Environment- on total physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity. The secondary aim was to measure and describe health-related quality of life and physical fitness components, and to gain understanding of the experiences, views and attitudes towards the ExCiTE intervention among participating children and schoolteachers.

Enrollment: 152 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parental Consent
• Child Assent

Exclusion criteria

• Respiratory infections; or.

  • Condition of injury affecting child's ability to undertake exercise
  • Allergic to sticky tape

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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152 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Teacher delivered a 10 minute classroom-based physical activity on school days for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Classroom-based physical activity

Control Group

Other group

Description:

Children in the control schools continued with their usual school routine

Treatment:

Other: Control Group