FeetEnergy Approach to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

Integrating Internet-supported FeetEnergy Approach in Health Education Lessons to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01633918

Acronym

FeetEnergy

Enrollment

1291

Registered

2012-07-04

Start date

2012-08-31

Completion date

2013-05-31

Last updated

2015-12-08

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Conditions

Active Commuting, Parental Interference, Physical Activity, Psychosocial Factors, Sedentary Behavior

Keywords

intervention, health education, physical activity, sedentary behavior, health promotion, evaluation, RE-AIM

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether an Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach and two home works integrated in three health education lessons can increase adolescents' active commuting to school and leisure-time physical activity and decrease their screen time.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInternet-supported FeetEnergy approach

Three health education lessons and two homework's about increasing physical activity and reducing screen time

BEHAVIORALUsual health education

Usual health education lessons

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

13 Years to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* student's informed consent and an approval from his/her parent

Exclusion criteria

* no informed consent from the student and no approval from his/her parent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 7 month	baseline and 7 month
change from baseline in meeting physical activity recommendation at 1 month	baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in physical activity recommendation at 7 months	baseline and 7 months
change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 1 month	baseline and 1 month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to physical activity at 1 month	baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in parental interference with physical activity of their child at 1 month	baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to screen time at 1 month	baseline and 1 month
change from baseline in parental interference with screen time of their child at 1 month	baseline and 1 month

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 17, 2026