Affect, Fitness, Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity
Conditions
Keywords
Overweight, Obesity, School, Physical Activity
Brief summary
BOKS, Build Our Kids' Success, is a before-school physical activity program that has been implemented in over 2,000 elementary and middle schools. Students participate in the program for 12 weeks, two or three mornings per week for about 1 hour per session. This study if a non-randomized control trial seeking to 1) examine the extent to which participation in the before-school BOKS program improves, health, well-being, and performance, and 2) compare the results of a two-day-per-week versus a three-day-per-week program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBOKS: 2 day a week before-school physical activity program
Students participate in BOKS, a before-school physical activity program for 12 weeks, 2 times per week.
BEHAVIORALBOKS: 3 day a week before-school physical activity program
Students participate in BOKS, a before-school physical activity program for 12 weeks, 3 times per week.
Sponsors
Reeboks BOKS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participating school * Child age 5-14 years
Exclusion criteria
* No valid parental consent * Missing group assignment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline Body Mass Index Z-score at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | Age- and sex- specific Body Mass Index Z-score |
| Change from baseline Body Mass Index at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | Body Mass Index (kg/m\^2): calculated from height and weight |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline peer relationships at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | PROMIS validated scale |
| Change from baseline positive affect at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | PROMIS validated scale |
| Change from baseline 400 meter run time at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | Time (seconds) to complete a 400 meter run |
| Change from baseline vitality/energy at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | Healthy Pathways Child-Report Scales |
| Change from baseline student engagement at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | Healthy Pathways Child-Report Scales |
| Change from baseline life satisfaction at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | PROMIS validated scale |
| Change from baseline physical activity at 12 weeks | baseline, 12 weeks | Days per week of physical activity |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed