A sport-for-development intervention for the physical and mental health of young adolescents in Gulu, Uganda

Evaluating the impact of a sport-for-development intervention on the physical and mental health of young adolescents in Gulu, Uganda - a post-conflict setting within a low-income country

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN95978955

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2012-03-19

Start date

2010-07-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-25

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Conditions

Physical activity, physical fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, mental health, non-communicable diseases Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Current interventions as of 03/09/2012: Assessors are masked to registration for the intervention and subsquent computer generated allocation into three parallel groups.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy and able-bodied young adolescents 2. Enrolled in P6 of a primary school within Gulu Municipality 3. Aged between 11-14 years 4. Informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pre-existing illness or disability

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Physical activity measured using accelerometers on a series of subjects for a duration of 1 week during the intervention.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Cardiorespiratory fitness measured using the standardised multi-stage fitness test ("beep test") at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for a sample of the participants at 15 months post intervention. 2. Muscular strength measured using the standing broad jump at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for 15 months post intervention. 3. Body composition measured using body mass index (BMI)-for-age at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for a sample of the participants at 15 months post intervention. 4. Mental health measured using the Acholi Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (APAI) to assess local depression-like (two tam, kumu, par) and anxiety-like (ma lwor) syndromes at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for a sample of the participants at 15 months post intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Cardiorespiratory fitness measured using the standardised multi-stage fitness test ("beep test") at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for a sample of the participants at 15 months post intervention. 2. Muscular strength measured using the standing broad jump at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for 15 months post intervention. 3. Body composition measured using body mass index (BMI)-for-age at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for a sample of the participants at 15 months post intervention. 4. Mental health measured using the Acholi Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (APAI) to assess local depression-like (two tam, kumu, par) and anxiety-like (ma lwor) syndromes at baseline and at 4 months (i.e. after the intervention). Long term follow-up measures planned for a sample of the participants at 15 months post intervention.

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Countries

Uganda

Outcome results

None listed

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