Active Wear for Everyone (AWE): The effect of wearing the school sports uniform on children’s physical activity

Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of this randomised control trial is to evaluate whether students, in particular girls, are more active during the school day if they are wearing their sports uniform as opposed to their normal formal uniform. Sixty primary schools in the Hunter Region and Mid North Coast will be randomly allocated to an intervention or control group.

Nicole Nathan, Nicole McCarthy, Kirsty Hope, Rachel Sutherland, Christophe Lecathelinais et al. (10 authors)

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity2021-01-2337 citations

10.1186/s12966-021-01084-0

Interventions

Sixty NSW primary schools will be randomised to either a one day intervention or control. Students in grades 2 and 3 attending the intervention schools will wear their sports uniform for one day (when they would normally wear a traditional uniform) and which is not their scheduled sports day. The one day that the students wear their sports uniform will be randomly allocated. Teachers will be asked to note which students forget to wear uniform on the particular day. Nothing else will be required

Sixty NSW primary schools will be randomised to either a one day intervention or control. Students in grades 2 and 3 attending the intervention schools will wear their sports uniform for one day (when they would normally wear a traditional uniform) and which is not their scheduled sports day. The one day that the students wear their sports uniform will be randomly allocated. Teachers will be asked to note which students forget to wear uniform on the particular day. Nothing else will be required of schools or students. Students in control schools will continue with normal uniform practices for the school week.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 11 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Catholic primary schools within the Hunter New England Local Health District and Mid North Coast Local Health District of NSW will be invited to participate. All grade 2 and 3 students at eligible schools will be invited to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Schools will be ineligible if they; cater exclusively for children requiring specialist care; are already involved in a physical activity trial; and/or currently only have a sports uniform that children wear each day. All students in grades 2 and 3 are eligible to participate in the trial

Outcome results