A physical activity and family-based intervention in pediatric obesity prevention in the school setting
Completed
- Conditions
- Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and body compositionNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN76013675
- Lead Sponsor
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2543
Inclusion Criteria
Boys and girls without contraindications for physical activity enrolled in the 5, 6, and 7th grades, attending 14 high schools in the Oeiras Municipality.
Exclusion Criteria
Limitations for physical activity practice in Physical Education classes.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Sedentary behavior measured objectively with accelerometers and a validated Portuguese version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ) <br>2. Physical activity measured objectively with accelerometers and a validated Portuguese version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ)<br>3. Cardiorespiratory fitness is assessed by the 20-meter multi-stage shuttle run test and by a multi-stage maximal bicycle ergometer test<br>4. Body composition is assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and by standard anthropometric procedures<br><br>All primary outcomes are assessed at baseline and at the end of the intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Academic achievement<br>2. Health-related quality of life<br>3. Perceived personal, social, and physical and social environmental factors<br><br>The following questionnaires were also used: the validated Portuguese version of the Kidscreen-10, to measure QoL; the validated Portuguese version of the BREQ-2, for the Behavioral Regulations for Exercise; and, a selection of the parental support, parental encouragement, peer support and teacher support-related items present in the questionnaire used in the Personal and Environmental Associations with Children?s Health (PEACH) study, to assess perceived social support. Academic performance is assessed using the marks students had, at the end of their academic year, in mathematics, language (Portuguese), foreign language (English), and sciences. All secondary outcomes are assessed at baseline and at the end of the intervention.