Sedentary Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise
Brief summary
This study evaluates the long-term effects of the FitSpirit extra-curricular, girl-only intervention on numerous health outcomes of adolescent girls.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFitSpirit intervention
The study evaluates the effects of the FitSpirit intervention on divers health markers of adolescents. Participants freely register to the intervention via their school. Physical activities and event are organized by the schools with the help of the FitSpirit organization.
Sponsors
FitSpirit
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Université de Montréal
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Attend high-school registered to FitSpirit
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical activity participation | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | An online questionnaire assesses physical activity participation. It is measured using the number of days per week the participant are active more than 60 min/day (scale 0 to 7 days/week). |
| Eating habits | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | An online questionnaire assesses eating habits. They are measured using the number of servings consumed per week for each of the different food categories (fruits, vegetables, juice, milk products, sweetened beverages, and fast food). No aggregation is done. |
| Sleep habits | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | An online questionnaire assesses sleep habits. They are evaluated based on the usual number of hours of sleep (hours per night). |
| Physical self-efficacy | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | Physical self-efficacy is assessed using an online questionnaire by asking the participants their level of agreement with 12 statements, using a 5 level scale. Points are attributed to each answer (Disagree totally: 1; Somewhat disagree: 2; Neutral: 3; Somewhat agree: 4; Agree totally: 5). Total score is used to compare the participants and highest score represents a better outcome. |
| Physical self-perception | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | Physical self-perception is evaluated using an online questionnaire presenting 2 sets of 7 silhouettes. Participants identify first the silhouette representing best their current body image. They then identify the silhouette representing their desired body image (slimmest silhouette: 1 point; fattest silhouette: 7 points). Satisfaction of body image is calculated by the difference between the 2 answers. Smaller difference score represent better satisfaction of body image. |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactMarie-Eve Mathieu, PhD
Backup ContactJo-Anne Gilbert, PhD
Outcome results
None listed