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The Girls’ Peer-ACTivity Project (G-PACT)

A Novel Peer-led School-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls: The Girls’ Peer-ACTivity Project (G-PACT)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN51511240
Enrollment
180
Registered
2017-11-29
Start date
2016-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-16

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Conditions

Psycho-social wellbeing and obesity-related Mental and Behavioural Disorders Psycho-social wellbeing and obesity-related

Interventions

The treatment is a novel peer-led school-based physical activity intervention. Schools indicated their willingness and capability to engage with the different levels of the three proposed intervention
school one received a 6-week structured exercise class which includes body weight and movement exercises, school two receives a 6-week after-school club which provide a choice of physical activities w

Sponsors

Edge Hill University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female 2. Aged 13-14 years 3. Attending intervention school 4. Able to participate in regular physical activities (e.g., Physical Education class)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Male 2. Aged >14 years 3. Aged <13 years 4. Did not attend intervention school for the duration of the intervention 5. Unable to participate in regular physical activities (e.g., Physical Education class)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time is measured using the ActiGraph GT9X accelerometer device at baseline and 10 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Body mass index z-scores is measured using anthropometric measures of height and weight at baseline and 10 weeks 2. Waist-to-height ratio is measured using anthropometric measures of height and waist circumference at baseline and 10 weeks 3. Social support is measured using the 10-item Social Support and Exercise Survey (Sallis, 1987) at baseline and 10 weeks 4. Physical activity enjoyment is measured using the 7-item Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (Motl et al. 2000; Ward et al., 2007) at baseline and 10 weeks 5. Self-efficacy is measured using the 8-item Physical Activity Self-efficacy Scale (Motl et al., 2000) at baseline and 10 weeks 6. Wellbeing is measured using the 7-item Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale (Angold et al., 1995) at baseline and 10 weeks

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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