Systematic Initiative to Increase Activity in Schools

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Fitness; Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: physical activity

• Registration Number: NCT02411552
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

This initiative is a prospective study evaluating the effects of implementing physical activity strategies in Wisconsin schools with low socioeconomic status on childhood fitness.

Detailed Description

This initiative is a prospective study evaluating the effects of implementing physical activity strategies in Wisconsin schools with low socioeconomic status on childhood fitness. Forty-nine schools participated in the study providing de-identified fitness data for students for 3 consecutive years. Twenty-five schools initiated physical activity interventions in year one and 24 schools initiating physical activity interventions in year two.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-31
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-02
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4894

Inclusion Criteria

• all children between 3rd and 8th grade

Exclusion Criteria

• children who could not perform PACER (exercise)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention schools	physical activity	These schools were promoting 4 strategies to increase physical activity in students.
Control schools	physical activity	These schools continued with standard programming for activity during year 1, and implemented intervention during years 2 and 3.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PACER fitness test	performed every 6 months each school year for 3 years	PACER is a 20 meter shuttle run in PE class