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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
Qualitative data will be gathered from interviews with children, teachers. Observation notes will be recorded at each session.
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