Increasing physical activity levels in children: the ACTIVE project

Conditions

Teenage obesity

Michaela James, Danielle Christian, Samantha C. Scott, Charlotte Todd, Gareth Stratton et al. (11 authors)

American Journal of Preventive Medicine2019-12-1621 citations

10.1016/j.amepre.2019.10.005

What works best when implementing a physical activity intervention for teenagers? Reflections from the ACTIVE Project: a qualitative study

Michaela James, Danielle Christian, Samantha Scott, Charlotte Todd, Gareth Stratton et al. (12 authors)

BMJ Open2019-05-016 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025618

Active children through individual vouchers – evaluation (ACTIVE): protocol for a mixed method randomised control trial to increase physical activity levels in teenagers

Michaela James, Danielle Christian, Samantha Scott, Charlotte Todd, Gareth Stratton et al. (10 authors)

BMC Public Health2017-07-1010 citations

10.1186/s12889-017-4554-7

Interventions

ACTIVE is a randomized control trial by mixed methods where participating schools are assigned to either the control or intervention group via simple randomization: Intervention: All Year 9 pupils re

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants must be aged 13 - 14 years old 2. Must be from one of the 7 schools selected (selected via FSM eligibility) 3. Must provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Fitness, measured using the cooper run test (CRT) at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months (follow up) 2. Activity, measured using accelerometers at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months (follow up) 3. Cardiovascular health, measured using blood pressure and pulse wave analysis at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months (follow-up)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Uptake of the scheme by local authorities, measured using a number of advocacy and stakeholder meetings throughout the project but most notably at 18 months (follow up)	—

Countries

United Kingdom, Wales

Outcome results

None listed