Evaluating the effects of the Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity and Play (LEAP) school playground intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical activity in schoolsChildrens wellbeing; Physical activity in schools; Childrens wellbeing; Public Health - Other public health; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001155785
• Lead Sponsor: RMIT University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-10-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 234

Inclusion Criteria

A newly developed catholic co-educational primary school with no fixed playground equipment was approached to participate. A control school matched by sector, school type (co-education, prep to year 6; 5-12-year-olds, socio-economic status, size of school grounds and enrolment) was selected and recruited to participate in the study via emails, phone calls and on-site visits to the Principal. Both schools were located in the same geographical area in Regional Western Victoria, Australia. All children in the study participated in their regular daily school routines. All children within each primary school (aged 5-12-years-old) received a plain language statement outlining the research, along with a participant and parental consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

Schools from different sectors and possessing different school characteristics to the intervention school were excluded (e.g. such as being single gender, prep to year 12; 5-18-year-olds, socio-economic status, size of school grounds and enrolment). No children were excluded at the intervention or control school from participating in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified