Systematic Initiative to Increase Activity in Schools
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Enrollment
- 4894
- Primary Endpoint
- PACER fitness test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •all children between 3rd and 8th grade
Exclusion Criteria
- •children who could not perform PACER (exercise)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
PACER fitness test
Time Frame: performed every 6 months each school year for 3 years
PACER is a 20 meter shuttle run in PE class