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Conditions
Brief summary
To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of a multi-faceted curriculum-based fitness and lifestyle program among adolescent boys.
Interventions
The trial was a 6-month 2-arm parallel group pilot randomized controlled trial at an Independent Boys High School in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. The participants were randomized to either the intervention or ‘active’ control programs. The intervention program consisted of 15x60min theory and practical sessions focusing on cardiorespiratory fitness, healthy eating, small screen recreation and behaviour modification and 22x20min lunchtime activity sessions.
Sponsors
Dr Tony Okely
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
11 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Sixty students with the lowest cardio-respiratory results were invited to participate in the trial. According to the NSW SPANS survey, in comparison to other boys of similar age, these targeted boys’ cardio-respiratory fitness results were lower than the 50th percentile (Booth et al., 2006). Booth, M., Okely, A.D., Denney-Wilson, E., Hardy, L.L., Yang, B. & Dobbins, T. (2006). NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2004: Full report. Sydney: NSW Department of Health.
Exclusion criteria
Boys only in 7th grade who attended the school the trial was being conducted. Those students with medium to high levels of cardio-respiratory fitness (above the 50th percentile) were not invited to participate in the trial.
Outcome results
None listed