Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomized control trial evaluates the physical activity component of the Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program compared to physical education class as usual among Hispanic middle school students.
Detailed description
Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program (FLOW) is an intensive, multi-component obesity intervention designed to take place during physical education class. This intervention has established efficacy at improving standardized BMI among low income, Hispanic middle school students with overweight classification or obesity. However, the efficacy of individual components of the intervention have not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to compare only the physical activity component of FLOW to a physical education class as usual. The primary outcome of the study is time spent in moderate-vigorous physical activity. Secondarily the study evaluated the impact of the intervention on standardized BMI.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFLOW-PA
Classes were designed to provide the opportunity to be physically activity at a moderate-vigorous level. Each station included exercise options to accommodate varying fitness levels and offer students choice. Heart rate monitors provided consistent biofeedback to students throughout the intervention. Participants were evaluated based on the number of minutes they spent each class between 60-80% of their maximal heart rate. Games were intermixed either as a station or as a break in the circuit (e.g. short game of tag half-way through the workout) to make physical activity enjoyable and engaging.
BEHAVIORALPE class as usual
PE teachers were instructed to teach class as usual. Research staff were not involved in class activities or instruction. In this school district PE class as usual includes sports-based instruction in which students learn the rules to games and then practice playing.
Sponsors
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Houston
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age 10-17 years old * enrolled in a middle school PE class at YES Prep Brays Oaks
Exclusion criteria
* pregnant * cognitive impairment significantly below average age or grade level
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) | six months | weekday (Monday-Friday) minutes/day of MVPA over time assessed with accelerometry |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weekend moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) | six months | Weekend (Saturday-Sunday) minutes/day of MVPA over time assessed with accelerometry |
| standardized BMI (zBMI) | six months | standardized BMI over time |
Outcome results
None listed