An intervention to train teachers to promote secondary school students’ motivation toward, and participation in physical activities outside of school

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inactivity; Not Applicable; Physical inactivity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN39374060
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32962677/ results (added 24/09/2020) 2019 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6478-x (added 23/08/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-07-24
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 4 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 502

Inclusion Criteria

1. Informed consent

Teachers:
2. Physical education teachers

Students:
3. Eligible to participate in regular school physical education classes
4. No ongoing illness or injury preventing participation in study

Exclusion Criteria

N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
School students' participation in out-of-school activity, assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (expressed as the total PA score) immediately after the trial and at the 3 follow-up time points (1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-trial). Group differences in post-trial physical activity scores will be controlled for baseline measures.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following will be assessed immediately after the trial and at the 3 follow-up time points (1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-trial):<br>1. Post-trial physical activity behaviour, assessed using accelerometers in a sub-group of the main sample.<br>2. Students’ post-trial perceived autonomy support, autonomous motivation towards PA in school and PA out-of-school, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and intention towards physical activity assessed using previously-validated self-reported questionnaires<br><br>Group differences in post-trial secondary variables will be controlled for baseline measures.