A School-based Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Cycling to School and Physical Activity in Adolescents: The PACO RCT Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
- Enrollment
- 360
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change of the objective Mode of commuting
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this school-based cycling intervention called "Cycling and Walk to School" (PACO, for its Spanish acronym) will be to examine their effects on adolescent's cycling to and from school and physical activity (PA). This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Social-Ecological Model (SEM).
Detailed Description
This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to SDT and SEM. In this randomized controlled trial will participate 360 adolescents, belonging to six secondary schools (three experimental and three control) from three Spanish cities. The intervention will be conducted by both the research staff and the physical education (PE) teacher through four cycling sessions (one per week). PA levels will be measured by accelerometers, and the other study variables by using self-reported scales, before and after the intervention programme. The primary outcomes will be: cycling to school, ACS, and PA levels. The secondary outcomes will be: SDT (Self-Determination Theory) -related variables in ACS and individual, interpersonal, communittal and environmental variables related to ACS belonging to SEM (Social-Ecological Model). The findings of this study will provide a comprehensive understanding of the effects of this short-term school-based intervention on cycling to school and PA levels of Spanish adolescents.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 14 Years to 15 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have at least one group of 3º ESO with a minimum of 15 students.
- •Obtain a minimum of 15 informed consent to carry out the project in the school.
- •That the students of 3rd ESO had not participated in other interventions in the center on active commuting during the ESO stage.
- •Not having public school transport for students; in this case, the project can not be carried out.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Control Group
Bike Intervention Group
A 1-month bike-based program (1 session/week)
Intervention: Bike Intervention Group (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change of the objective Mode of commuting
Time Frame: 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation)
Assessment of the mode of commuting using GPS.
Change of the self-reported Mode of commuting
Time Frame: 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation)
Assessment of the mode of commuting using "Mode and Frequency of Commuting To and From School Questionnaire".
Change in self-reported physical activity levels
Time Frame: 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation)
Assessment of physical activity levels using YAP questionnaire.
Change in physical activity levels
Time Frame: 1 week during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation)
Assessment of physical activity levels using accelerometers.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in anthropometry(1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation))
- Change in Children´s behaviours(1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation))
- Change in Children´s perceptions(1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation))
- Change in children's psychosocial variables(1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation))
- Change in parent´s behaviours(1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation))
- Change in parent´s perceptions(1 day during both measurement points (baseline and Post-evaluation))
Investigators
Palma Chillón Garzón
Professor
Universidad de Granada