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Conditions
Brief summary
The Wollongong Sport pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the potential efficacy of a community-based after-school sports program designed for overweight and at-risk of overweight boys and girls. We propose that participation in the gender-specific programs (Wollongong Sport Physical Activity Program) will improve children’s weight status, blood profiles, physical activity, fitness, self-esteem and health-related quality of life, compared with children participating in an active placebo program (Wollongong Sport Healthy Lifestyle Program).
Interventions
The Wollongong Sport Physical Activity Program - is a multi-component intervention comprising a homework club and a group physical activity program. The program will run two afternoons a week (Monday and Wednesday for girls, Tuesday and Thursday for boys) between 3pm and 5pm for 30 weeks. It will be delivered on site at our local partner school; a public primary school in the Wollongong region. Participants will take part in a homework club for the first 30 minutes of each afternoon session, whe
The Wollongong Sport Physical Activity Program - is a multi-component intervention comprising a homework club and a group physical activity program. The program will run two afternoons a week (Monday and Wednesday for girls, Tuesday and Thursday for boys) between 3pm and 5pm for 30 weeks. It will be delivered on site at our local partner school; a public primary school in the Wollongong region. Participants will take part in a homework club for the first 30 minutes of each afternoon session, where they will complete their prescribed homework under the guidance of the facilitators. Children, who do not have homework, will be provided with worksheets that have been specifically developed for the target age group. A healthy afternoon snack will also be provided at this time. Participants will then participate in 90 min of moderate-intensity physical activity, based on age-appropriate, small-group, sport drills, games and recreational physical activities (themes include, for example, netball/basketball, dance, soccer, touch football). The program activities are designed with an educational focus, with the goal to be fun, engaging and inclusive. For the girls, a dance concert will be performed for parents, siblings and friends at the end of the program, while the boys will participate in a finale soccer match for family and other spectators.
Sponsors
University of Wollongong
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be: 1) classified as overweight or obese (Cole et al, 2000) OR 2) will have a body mass index (BMI) =75th percentile (using UK reference values) AND will have at least one of the following risk factors: 1) have one parent with a BMI =25 kg/m2, 2) be currently not meeting Australian physical activity guidelines for children (60min/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity), or 3) be identified as having low self-esteem/perceptions of competence by their parent. Participants will be healthy, that is not have a medical condition or be taking medication that influences their growth; have the ability to participate in moderate-intensity physical activity; be available to attend the program on the two designated afternoons each week; and be willing to be randomised into either the intervention or active placebo group.
Exclusion criteria
Children with extreme obesity (BMI Standard Deviation [SD] score > 4), known syndromal causes of obesity, long term oral steroids, medications known to be associated with weight gain, chronic illness.
Outcome results
None listed