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Sedentariness and back health in Western Cape school learners: a study protocol for stepped wedge pragmatic feasibility trial

Sedentariness and back health in Western Cape school learners: a study protocol for stepped wedge pragmatic feasibility trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201811799476016
Enrollment
80
Registered
2018-11-22
Start date
2018-04-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Musculoskeletal Diseases Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Usual practice
Intervention

Sponsors

Professor Quinette Louw
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Publicly funded schools with requisite infrastructure in order to conduct the intervention. These infrastructure includes technology for broadcasting the videos during normal teaching time and non-inclined classroom desks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Schools that are conducting programs aimed at reducing classroom sedentariness or promoting spinal health will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
i) adherence to the intervention, and ii) completeness measurements of physical activity, spinal alignment and postural dynamism; iii) barriers to implementation of the intervention, measured using a qualitative process evaluation will be used to inform a definitive trial.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
i) sedentariness measured using activPAL3 micro sensors, and ii) postural dynamism measured using Noraxon Myomotion inertial measurement units which combine triaxial gyroscopes, accelerometers and magnetometers.

Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public ContactDominic Fisher

Lecturer

dominic@sun.ac.za+27219389300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026