An Intervention Study to Assess the Role of the Built Environment on Physical Activity and Active Transportation to School in Children and Youth

Active Streets, Active People - Junior: An Integrated Community Partnership to Enhance Physical Activity and Active Transport to School in Children and Youth

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01711138

Acronym

ASAP-Jr

Enrollment

573

Registered

2012-10-22

Start date

2012-10-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2022-12-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Transportation, Environment Design, Child, Adolescent

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if changes to the built environment influence physical activity and active transport to school in children and youth.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

9 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Student is in grade 4 - 10 at start of study (fall 2012), or grade 4 at any of the subsequent study years (2013-2015). * Student's parent(s) or guardian(s) provide(s) consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Student is not in grade 4 - 10 at start of study (fall 2012). * Student's parent(s) or guardian(s) do(es) not provide consent. * Student cannot read or write in English.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Objectively measured physical activity overall (minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day)	up to 3 years	Accelerometry (ActiGraph, FL, USA)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Objectively measured physical activity during commuting to and from school (minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during commuting)	up to 3 years	Accelerometry (ActiGraph, FL, USA)

Countries

Canada

Outcome results