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The effectiveness and health impact of a whole-systems physical activity intervention at increasing the physical activity levels of children aged 5-11 years

The effectiveness of a whole-systems physical activity intervention (Join Us: Move. Play; JU:MP) implemented at the neighbourhood level in increasing children’s (age 5-11 years) accelerometer measured physical activity: a quasi-experimental non-equivalent groups design

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14332797
Enrollment
1200
Registered
2022-02-17
Start date
2021-07-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-15

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Conditions

The physical activity levels of children aged 5-11 years is being studied. Not Applicable

Interventions

The JU:MP intervention seeks to commission projects and invest in capital opportunities, bespoke to each neighbourhood, to account for different barriers and facilitators to physical activity in each

Sponsors

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children attend a primary school in either a JU:MP neighbourhood or a matched control neighbourhood 2. Children in Primary school years 1-3 (aged 5-8 years old) when baseline testing begins in September 2021 3. Children who have parental consent to take part in the study 4. Children who verbally assent to take part or proxy assent (for SEND children who may not have the capacity to assent)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children attending school outside of JU:MP and matched control neighbourhoods 2. Children under the age of 5 and over the age of 8 when baseline testing begins (September 2021) 3. Children without parental consent 4. Children who do not assent, or proxy assent (for SEND children who may not have the capacity to assent)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Average daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) will be measured using Actigraph accelerometers, worn for 7 consecutive days (excluding bathing and swimming), across three time points: (i) basline data collection, commencing September 2021, (ii) 24 months later – during the intervention, and (iii) 36 months post-baseline – after the intervention has finished.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Average daily light physical activity, measured using Actigraph accelerometers at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 2. Average daily sedentary time, measured using Actigraph accelerometers at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 3. Socioemotional development, measured using teacher-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 4. Anthropometrics including height, weight and waist circumferences measured using a Seca213 stadiometer (d=1mm), a digital scale such as the Tanita Body composition Analyser SC-240MA III and a measuring tape (Seca 201, d=1mm) respectively, will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 5. Parent reported child physical activity, measured using the Youth Physical Activity Profile, will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 6. Children’s average sleep time, measured by parent report for both weekdays and weekend days will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 7. Places where children are active, measured by a purpose-made parental questionnaire, will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 8. Attendance to, and activity at religious settings, measured by a purpose-made parental questionnaire, will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 9. Characteristics of the child’s local neighbourhood, measured by parental-report using questions from the neighbourhood characteristics questionnaire and the physical activity parenting practices questionnaire, will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months) 10. Children’s quality of life, measured using a parental report version of the EQ-5D-Y and Pediatric Quality of Life Survey (PedsQL), will be measured at three time points (baseline, 24 months and 36 months)

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026