Asthma, Children, Physical Activity
Conditions
Keywords
asthma, children, physical activity, school
Brief summary
This proposal will address the existent gaps in the literature by identifying barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity in inner-city minority elementary schoolchildren with asthma, more that half of whom are also overweight; developing and refining a school-based intervention in partnership with the community to improve physical activity; and conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial of the intervention to determine feasibility and obtain preliminary data for a future large-scale trial.
Detailed description
Four schools have been recruited for pilot wait-listed cluster randomized clinical trial to determine feasibility for a large-scaled trial. Community-based participatory research approach was utilized to develop an intervention that will be delivered to two schools. Two control schools will receive intervention during year 2 of the study.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALasthma physical activity intervention
School- and community-based intervention includes several components: a classroom-based physical activity program, asthma awareness week at the school, asthma education for parents and students enrolled in the study, collaboration with child's physician to ensure proper medical treatment of child's asthma asthma education for school personnel
Sponsors
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Montefiore Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* children with active asthma attending 2nd-4th grades in Bronx
Exclusion criteria
* other medical conditions preventing participation in physical activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in physical activity levels | baseline, 6, 9, 12 months follow-up | physical activity levels will be measured with accelerometers |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in Body Mass Index | baseline, 6, 9 and 12 months | BMI will be assessed by measuring height and weight of children |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in days with asthma symptoms | baseline, 6, 9, 12 months | days with asthma symptoms will be assessed by parental self-report |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed