The Effect Of A School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Status

Completed

Conditions

Improve Physical Activity

Treatments

Behavioral: School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05039294

20200023

Details and patient eligibility

About

Regular physical activity of different intensity has many significant benefits for all ages, particularly adolescents. School-based educational programs about physical activity were found to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents positively. However, among adolescents in Jordan, few studies measured the impact of school-based educational programs on students' physical activity and knowledge levels. There is no single study that measured the students' physical activity self-efficacy. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a school-based physical activity program on adolescents' knowledge of the physical activity, physical performance, and physical self-efficacy. A Randomized Control trial (RCT) design was used among 210 8th grade school students (boys and girls) from four governmental schools in North of Jordan .

Full description

Background: Regular physical activity of different intensity has many significant benefits on the health of all ages, particularly adolescents. School-based educational programs about physical activity were found to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents positively. However, among adolescents in Jordan, few studies measured the impact of school-based educational programs on students' level of physical activity and knowledge, and there is no single study that measured the students' physical activity self-efficacy.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of a school-based physical activity program on adolescents' knowledge of physical activity, physical performance, and physical self-efficacy.

Methods: A Randomized Control trial (RCT) design was used among 210 8th grade school students (boys and girls) from four governmental schools in North of Jordan during December and January. Physical Activity Questionnaire for older children (PAQ-C) scales, Physical self-efficacy scale, and Knowledge of Physical Activity scale were used to collect students' data. The duration of the educational program was four weeks, with a total of 7 hours. Ethical approval was approached from the Committee on Human Subjects Research at Jordan University of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education before the data collection.

Enrollment

210 patients

Sex

All

Ages

13 to 14 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

all students boys and girls in 8th grade from selected schools affiliated with eight educational directorates of the Irbid governorate,
who are ready to participate in the educational program and meet the inclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria