School Based Physical Activity Interventions and Its Impact on Wellbeing and Educational Outcomes
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
- Enrollment
- 1200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in health related quality of life measured by Kidscreen-10 quality of life and wellbeing in children
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A school based Physical Activity intervention for pupils (8-9 years old) to promote fitness and wellbeing
Detailed Description
The experimental group will participate in a 24 week multi-component programme that includes four strands: * A physical literacy programme focusing on core elements of strength, agility, speed, balance and flexibility. Delivered by external facilitators for one hour per week over 16 weeks of the programme (2 x8week blocks). * 'Golden Mile' - pupils and teachers participate 15min walk/run a min of 2 times per week * After schools club (not compulsory) featuring mind-set component delivered by external facilitators * Healthy kidz app with reward system The control group will continue doing physical activity including physical education as is normal for their school All groups will participate in fitness assessments at week 1 and week 24 of the programme and pupils will also complete questionnaires based on measures described above at week 1 and week 24.
Investigators
Dr Mark Tully
Academic supervisor
Queen's University, Belfast
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged 8-9 years
- •enrolled in participating school
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to give informed consent
- •Presence of an underlying medical conditions
- •Already enrolled in a physical activity intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in health related quality of life measured by Kidscreen-10 quality of life and wellbeing in children
Time Frame: Baseline and week 24
KIDSCREEN is a validated self-report measure of children's subjective health and well-being. Kidscreen-10 is a 10 item instrument which gives a global health related quality of life score. Scores range from 10 to 50, with higher values indicate a higher health related quality of life.
Physical activity behaviour measured by the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C)
Time Frame: Week 24
The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) is a validated self-report questionnaire designed to assess moderate to vigorous physical activity in children over a 7 day recall. Items are scored using a 5-point scale and a mean of all 9 items is used to create an overall PAQ-C activity summary score, with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical activity.
Change in fitness
Time Frame: Baseline and week 24
Change from baseline in fitness as assessed as speed and agility (20 second shuttle run), core strength (timed lying leg raise) and flexibility and balance (single standing leg raise).
Secondary Outcomes
- Enjoyment of physical activity measured using the Shortened Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (S-PACES).(Week 24)
- Self efficacy measured by the Modified Physical Activity Self-Efficacy Scale (PASES)(Week 24)
- Social support for physical activity measured by social support sub scale of the Social-Cognitive Measures for Physical Activity(Week 24)
- Physical Self-perception measure by the Children's Physical Self-Perception Profile (CY-PSPP)(Week 24)