The Sport 4 Fun Program: A Secondary School based physical activity program for adolescent girls

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Physical activity/inactivity; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000191392
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Tony Okely

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Eighty students with the lowest cardio-respiratory results will be invited to participate in the trial. According to the NSW SPANS survey, in comparison to other girls of similar age, these girls' cardio-respiratory fitness results were lower than the 30th percentile (Booth et al., 2006).
Booth, M., Okely, A.D., Denney-Wilson, E., Hardy, L.L., Yang, B. & Dobbins, T. (2006). NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2004: Full Report. Sydney: NSW Department of Health.

Exclusion Criteria

Girls in only Year 7, 8 or 9 attending the school where the trial is being conducted are eligible. In addition, those students with medium to high levels of cardio-respiratory fitness (above the 30th percentile) were not invited to participate in the trial.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified