Physical Inactivity
Conditions
Keywords
physical literacy, female, accelerometer, exercise
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to learn about how to promote physical activity among adolescent girls by testing the feasibility and initial effectiveness of the Girls Can...Move! intervention. Girls Can...Move! will target each component of physical literacy by providing opportunities for adolescent girls to gain knowledge about their own physical activity level, to explore and practice different types of physical activities, and to learn from active female role models. Female participants (n = 30) from one middle school will be randomly assigned to the Girls Can...Move! intervention group or a control group at a 1:1 ratio. The primary outcome variables, physical activity and physical literacy, will be assessed before and after the 8-week Girls Can...Move! intervention using accelerometers and online surveys.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGirls Can...Move!
Girls Can...Move! is an 8-week intervention designed to increase physical literacy and physical activity among middle school aged girls. One-hour, in-person sessions will be held twice per week for a total of 16 sessions. Each session involves: a brief educational lesson related to physical activity participation, a 30-minute group physical activity session, and a take-home challenge. The physical activities will prioritize enjoyment of physical activity and promote the development of movement competence. These activities may include: yoga; Zumba; Pilates; strength training; kick boxing; circuit training; etc.
Sponsors
Deirdre Dlugonski
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
11 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Female * Enrolled in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade at target school
Exclusion criteria
* Engage in 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on more than 3 days per week * Doctor has told child/parent that there are certain types of activities that the child should not do * Preexisting injuries or health conditions that limit physical activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of the Girls Can...Move! intervention | pre-intervention (week 0) | The number of participants enrolled, intervention session attendance (experimental group only), and participant satisfaction with intervention (experimental group only) will be included as feasibility measures. |
| Change in physical activity | pre-intervention immediately following 8-week intervention period (week 9) | Participants will wear an Actigraph accelerometer to measure change in physical activity from pre- to post- intervention for the experimental compared to control group. |
| Change in physical literacy | pre-intervention (week 0) and immediately following 8-week intervention period (week 9) | Participants will complete measures of self-reported physical literacy (PLAYself survey) at pre- and post-intervention to measure change in perceived physical literacy between experimental and control groups. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in peer social support | pre-intervention (week 0) and immediately following 8-week intervention period (week 9) | Participants will complete measures of self-reported peer social support at pre- and post-intervention to measure change in perceived social support between experimental and control groups. |
| Change in parental social support | pre-intervention (week 0) and immediately following 8-week intervention period (week 9) | Participants will complete measures of self-reported parental social support at pre- and post-intervention to measure change in perceived social support between experimental and control groups. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed