Behavior, Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Conditions
Keywords
Active Commuting, Health behaviour, Design, School-based intervention, Children, Youth, Self-Determination Theory, Walking
Brief summary
The aim of this school-based cycling intervention called Cycling and Walk to School (PACO, for its Spanish acronym) will be to examine their effects on adolescent's cycling to and from school and physical activity (PA). This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Social-Ecological Model (SEM).
Detailed description
This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to SDT and SEM. In this randomized controlled trial will participate 360 adolescents, belonging to six secondary schools (three experimental and three control) from three Spanish cities. The intervention will be conducted by both the research staff and the physical education (PE) teacher through four cycling sessions (one per week). PA levels will be measured by accelerometers, and the other study variables by using self-reported scales, before and after the intervention programme. The primary outcomes will be: cycling to school, ACS, and PA levels. The secondary outcomes will be: SDT (Self-Determination Theory) -related variables in ACS and individual, interpersonal, communittal and environmental variables related to ACS belonging to SEM (Social-Ecological Model). The findings of this study will provide a comprehensive understanding of the effects of this short-term school-based intervention on cycling to school and PA levels of Spanish adolescents.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBike Intervention Group
A 1-month biking-based program. The biking program consists of 4 sessions/month of 120 min at physical education lessons in school, and will focus on promote biking through theory and practice lessons about cycle training skills including on-road training
Sponsors
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain
University of Jaén
University of Valencia
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
University of Otago
Universidad de Granada
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
Randomized Control Trials
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Have at least one group of 3º ESO with a minimum of 15 students. 2. Obtain a minimum of 15 informed consent to carry out the project in the school. 3. That the students of 3rd ESO had not participated in other interventions in the center on active commuting during the ESO stage. 4. Not having public school transport for students; in this case, the project can not be carried out.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of the objective Mode of commuting | 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of the mode of commuting using GPS. |
| Change of the self-reported Mode of commuting | 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of the mode of commuting using Mode and Frequency of Commuting To and From School Questionnaire. |
| Change in physical activity levels | 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of physical activity levels using accelerometers. |
| Change in self-reported physical activity levels | 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of physical activity levels using YAP questionnaire. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in parent´s behaviours | 1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of parent's physical activity using IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire) short form. Score is extracted of sum of time of physical activity. |
| Change in Children´s behaviours | 1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of mode of commuting to/from school using Mode and Frequency of Commuting To and From School Questionnaire. Scale range: active, passive or mix. |
| Change in parent´s perceptions | 1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of barriers to active commuting to/from school of their children using PABACS (parental perception of barriers towards active commuting to school) questionnaire. Score is extracted of average of items. Subscale is 0 - 4. |
| Change in Children´s perceptions | 1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of perceived environment using ALPHA environmental ((Instruments for Assessing Levels of PHysical Activity and Fitness) questionnaire. Score is extracted of average of differents items include in the questionnaire. |
| Change in children's psychosocial variables | 1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of autonomy using BPNES questionnaire (Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale) subscales 1-5. Score is extracted of average of questionnaire. |
| Change in anthropometry | 1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation) | Assessment of height and weight, (e.g., weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed