Physical Activity
Conditions
Keywords
school-based intervention, active classroom
Brief summary
A non-randomised mixed methods controlled before-and-after study. The study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based physical activity intervention in primary school children on physical activity. Two schools were allocated to deliver the classroom-based intervention for eight weeks, and three schools continued with their usual school routine.
Detailed description
The primary aim of this study was to test the feasibility and potential effect of a classroom-based, curriculum-embedded intervention - ExCiTE; Exercise Classes in the Teaching Environment- on total physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity. The secondary aim was to measure and describe health-related quality of life and physical fitness components, and to gain understanding of the experiences, views and attitudes towards the ExCiTE intervention among participating children and schoolteachers.
Interventions
OTHERClassroom-based physical activity
OTHERControl Group
Sponsors
Teesside University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Two school allocated to receive the intervention, three schools allocated to the control group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Parental Consent * Child Assent
Exclusion criteria
* Respiratory infections; or. * Condition of injury affecting child's ability to undertake exercise * Allergic to sticky tape
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total physical activity | Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn on the hip for 7 consecutive days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints | Total physical activity measured by counts per minute |
| Amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) | Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X) worn for 7 days. Analysed using Evenson cutpoints. | Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes) collected by wearing an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health-Related Quality of Life | Recall questionnaire. Questionnaire completed on one day of testing | 27 -item KIDSCREEN questionnaire. Assesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions: physical well-being, psychological well-being, parent relations and autonomy, social support and peers and school environment. Likert Scale 1-5. Test completed at baseline, post-intervention and 4 weeks follow up |
| Aerobic Fitness | 1 Day of testing | Aerobic Endurance. Multistage fitness test |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fitness Test: Hand Eye Coordination | Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Time is recorded. The faster the time the better the hand eye coordination | Plate tapping - tap the hand on two different colour spots - using the dominant hand. |
| Fitness Test: Explosive Strength | Best of three attempts, one one day of testing. Distance is recorded. The further the distance the better the explosive strength | Standing broad jump. Jump as far forwards as possible keeping both feet together. The measurement is taken from the heel on the furthest back landing foot |
| Fitness Test: muscular strength and endurance | One day of testing. The number of sit ups completed in 30 seconds. The higher the number equates to a better performance | Sit up on a mat (from Eurofit Protocol) |
| Fitness Test:Balance | Balance for 30 seconds on each leg. Test completed on one day of testing. Participants balances on one leg on a beam for 30 seconds. The number of times the participants has to put the foot on the floor during the 30 seconds is the score. | Flamingo balance test (from Eurofit Protocol). Stand on a wooden beam for 30 seconds and try to balance for 30 seconds. Complete with each foot |
| Fitness Test:Flexibility | Best of three attempts on one day of testing. | Sit and reach test. Sit against the sit and reach box, lean forwards and stretch as far forward as possible. Measured to the nearest cm. The higher the number, the better the flexbility. |
| Fitness Test: Speed Fitness Test: Speed | one attempt on one day of testing. | 10 x 5m shuttle run (from Eurofit Protocol). Run between two cones 5m apart 10 times. The lower the score, the better |
Outcome results
None listed