Addressing Barriers to Physical Activity in Inner-City Schoolchildren With Asthma
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 208
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- change in physical activity levels
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This proposal will address the existent gaps in the literature by identifying barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity in inner-city minority elementary schoolchildren with asthma, more that half of whom are also overweight; developing and refining a school-based intervention in partnership with the community to improve physical activity; and conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial of the intervention to determine feasibility and obtain preliminary data for a future large-scale trial.
Detailed Description
Four schools have been recruited for pilot wait-listed cluster randomized clinical trial to determine feasibility for a large-scaled trial. Community-based participatory research approach was utilized to develop an intervention that will be delivered to two schools. Two control schools will receive intervention during year 2 of the study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •children with active asthma attending 2nd-4th grades in Bronx
Exclusion Criteria
- •other medical conditions preventing participation in physical activity
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
change in physical activity levels
Time Frame: baseline, 6, 9, 12 months follow-up
physical activity levels will be measured with accelerometers
Secondary Outcomes
- change in Body Mass Index(baseline, 6, 9 and 12 months)