Step up” – a pedometer based physical activity self-management program for children and adolescents with physical disability
Completed
- Conditions
- Physical disabilityPublic Health - Other public health
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000023752
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of South Australia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1. aged 8-17 years;
2. diagnosed as having a physical disability;
3. use ambulation as their main method of transport;
4. live in greater Adelaide; and
5. have sufficient cognitive ability to understand the program.
Exclusion Criteria
1. use of wheelchair as main form of transport;
2. recent or planned orthopaedic surgery; and
3. injury impacting on ability to partake in physical activity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Objective physical activity (Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometery)[Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks) and 3 month follow-up]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exercise intention (LEAP II exercise intention scale)[Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks) and 3 month follow-up];Physical self-worth (Physical Self-worth Scale)[Baseline, post-intervention and 3 month follow-up];Quality of life (KINDL)[Baseline, post-intervention and 3 month follow-up]