Effect of a Female Strength & Conditioning Specialist on High School Girls' Health

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Low Physical Fitness
• Interventions: Other: Girls-only resistance training

• Registration Number: NCT02776579
• Lead Sponsor: University of Manitoba

Brief Summary

The majority of today's youth do not engage in enough physical activity (PA) to maintain good health. Low PA levels are associated with poor health (e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure) and early mortality. Girls are less likely than boys to be active, and their rates of participation drop off more steeply during adolescence. Girls report many barriers to exercise, including transportation issues and feeling self-conscious about their appearance and abilities. School-based PA programs that try to improve health, mainly through aerobic exercise and education, have had a small effect to date. However, the few programs that included resistance training as the focus showed strong improvements in health related measures. In this project, we will examine the effect of a female strength and conditioning specialist on decreasing barriers and increasing the overall health of high school girls, with the delivery of in-school, girls-only resistance training programs. We will see if physical and mental health changes with the training, and how the presence of the S \& C specialist affects the girls' social interactions within the school. The results will help individuals in the education sector plan programs and services to improve overall youth and school health.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-05-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2016-05-18
• Study Start: 2016-12
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

• Grades 7 to 12 at Grant Park High School
• do not participate on organized sports teams
• self-report as not meeting the recommended amount of 60 min of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity per day

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Exclusion Criteria

• engaged in regular resistance training activities within the previous 6 months
• health condition or injury that would put them at risk during testing/training

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Girls-only resistance training	Girls-only resistance training	8 weeks of 2-3x/week girls-only resistance training class with a female strength and conditioning specialist.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1 Repetition Maximum leg press	Change from Baseline and at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1 Repetition Maximum bench press	Baseline and at 8 weeks
Physical Self-Perception Profile	Baseline and at 8 weeks	36 item questionnaire; scores for embedded scales of "Strength Competence", "Physical Self-Worth", "Global Self-Worth", and "Attractive Body Adequacy" will be calculated.
Grip strength dynamometry	Baseline and at 8 weeks	The average of three repetitions for each hand will be used in analysis
mCAFT for aerobic fitness	Baseline and at 8 weeks
Physical activity levels	Baseline and at 8 weeks	Average daily minutes spent in Sedentary, Low, Moderate and Vigorous intensity activity over 5 days will be measured via an accelerometer worn around the waist.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Manitoba; 🇨🇦 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada