FitQuest: Does an active mobile phone game encourage children to take more exercise at school?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- This study is about the promotion of sustained physical activity in children.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11693550
- Lead Sponsor
- Heriot-Watt University
- Brief Summary
2016 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27548504 results
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. Primary seven pupils (usually aged 10-11)
2. Attending a state-funded primary school in Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. The school head teacher and PE must have agreed to take part.
4. Both male or female participants are eligible
Exclusion Criteria
Lack of parental consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Step count (as measured by NL1000 accelerometer) <br>2. Minutes spent in MVPA (as measured by NL1000 accelerometer) <br>3. Self-Efficacy for physical activity, as measured by Pender questionnaire<br><br>All measures will be taken in the weeks immediately before and after the intervention (or equivalent time elapsed for control)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Qualitative data will be gathered from interviews with children, teachers. Observation notes will be recorded at each session.