The ‘Fitness Improvement, Lifestyle Awareness’ Program: A secondary school fitness and lifestyle program for adolescent boys.

Completed

• Conditions: ow cardiorespiratory fitnessAdolescent overweight/obesityPhysical inactivity; Low cardiorespiratory fitness; Adolescent overweight/obesity; Physical inactivity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000644460
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Tony Okely

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-12-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Sixty students with the lowest cardio-respiratory results were invited to participate in the trial. According to the NSW SPANS survey, in comparison to other boys of similar age, these targeted boys’ cardio-respiratory fitness results were lower than the 50th percentile (Booth et al., 2006).

Booth, M., Okely, A.D., Denney-Wilson, E., Hardy, L.L., Yang, B. & Dobbins, T. (2006). NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2004: Full report. Sydney: NSW Department of Health.

Exclusion Criteria

Boys only in 7th grade who attended the school the trial was being conducted. Those students with medium to high levels of cardio-respiratory fitness (above the 50th percentile) were not invited to participate in the trial.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome 1: Cardiorespiratory fitness (measured using the Multi-stage fitness test)[Timepoint: at pre-test and post-test (24 weeks after pre-test)]