The PACO RCT Study

University of Granada (UGR)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Behavior

Physical Activity

Sedentary Lifestyle

Treatments

Behavioral: Bike Intervention Group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03937336

DEP2016-75598-R

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this school-based cycling intervention called "Cycling and Walk to School" (PACO, for its Spanish acronym) will be to examine their effects on adolescent's cycling to and from school and physical activity (PA). This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Social-Ecological Model (SEM).

Full description

This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to SDT and SEM. In this randomized controlled trial will participate 360 adolescents, belonging to six secondary schools (three experimental and three control) from three Spanish cities. The intervention will be conducted by both the research staff and the physical education (PE) teacher through four cycling sessions (one per week). PA levels will be measured by accelerometers, and the other study variables by using self-reported scales, before and after the intervention programme. The primary outcomes will be: cycling to school, ACS, and PA levels. The secondary outcomes will be: SDT (Self-Determination Theory) -related variables in ACS and individual, interpersonal, communittal and environmental variables related to ACS belonging to SEM (Social-Ecological Model). The findings of this study will provide a comprehensive understanding of the effects of this short-term school-based intervention on cycling to school and PA levels of Spanish adolescents.

Enrollment

360 patients

Sex

All

Ages

14 to 15 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Have at least one group of 3º ESO with a minimum of 15 students.
Obtain a minimum of 15 informed consent to carry out the project in the school.
That the students of 3rd ESO had not participated in other interventions in the center on active commuting during the ESO stage.
Not having public school transport for students; in this case, the project can not be carried out.