A city-wide program to encourage active and sustainable travel in young people

A multi-component city-level intervention to increase physical activity via sustainable active and public transport modes in 13–15-year-old young people: a mixed-methods cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17633761

Enrollment

300

Registered

2024-08-16

Start date

2024-08-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-26

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Conditions

Active and sustainable travel in young people Not Applicable

Interventions

The participants will be recruited into an 8-month controlled trial, where secondary school pairs from Kouvola (n=4) and Mikkeli (n=4) will be matched based on their accessibility to public transporta

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 13 - 15-year-old young people who attend classes in the study schools 2. Give informed consent and have their guardian's consent to participate 3. Additionally, from amongst the participants, a sample of 12 to 15 young people with diverse travel habits and 2 to 4 parents will be recruited for the semi-structured interviews

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (hours/day). Participants will use a validated Fibion® device (Fibion Inc., Jyväskylä, Finland) for 8 days, 24 hours a day at baseline, 4 months and 8 months. The Fibion® device is attached to the participant's right thigh with a waterproof cover and medical tape to measure sitting and various forms of physical activity, including cycling.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Active travel practices as a duration of different modes of transportation per week: walking, walking to the stop, cycling, cycling to the stop, personal motorized vehicle, bus, and car, assessed at baseline, 4 months and 8 months. Based on geographical information, the duration of trips is estimated using a map based PPGIS (Public Participatory GIS) survey, where participants indicate the mode of transportation, departure, and destination for each trip. In the PPGIS survey, participants are asked if they use the bus daily, several times a week, once or twice a week (weekly bus users), less than weekly, or never (less than weekly bus users) 2. Sitting time (accelerometer attached to thigh, Fibion device) assessed at baseline, 4 months and 8 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Active travel practices as a duration of different modes of transportation per week: walking, walking to the stop, cycling, cycling to the stop, personal motorized vehicle, bus, and car, assessed at baseline, 4 months and 8 months. Based on geographical information, the duration of trips is estimated using a map based PPGIS (Public Participatory GIS) survey, where participants indicate the mode of transportation, departure, and destination for each trip. In the PPGIS survey, participants are asked if they use the bus daily, several times a week, once or twice a week (weekly bus users), less than weekly, or never (less than weekly bus users) 2. Sitting time (accelerometer attached to thigh, Fibion device) assessed at baseline, 4 months and 8 months

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Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactArto J Pesola

arto.pesola@xamk.fi+358 406411504

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026