A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Increased Physical Education and Physical Activity on Adolescents' Physical and Mental Health, Academic Performance and Learning Environment
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
- Enrollment
- 2045
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean physical activity level
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effect of 120 minutes extra of physical education (PE) or physical activity (PA) on adolescents' physical health, mental health, academic performance and learning environment. This is a cluster-randomized controlled trial with three arms, where the participants in two of the groups will have different models of increased PE/PA during the school week, whereas the participants in the third arm is the control group including current practice.
Detailed Description
This is a school-based, three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) recruiting adolescents from secondary schools in Norway. Adolescents (aged 14-15 years) were the unit of analysis, and schools (clusters) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 1. the physical active learning group (PAL-group), where the schools each week include one additional physical education (PE) lesson, 30 minutes of physical active learning, and 30 minutes of physical activity (intervention condition); 2. the don't worry - be happy group (DWBH-group), where the schools include one new activity class (60 minutes: Be Happy class) and one additional PE-class (60 minutes: Don't Worry class) per week (intervention condition);or 3. current practice (control condition). An identical set of outcome measures are taken from all participants at baseline, and approximately 12 months after the baseline measures, when the participants were at the end of year 9
Investigators
Elin Kolle
Vice rector
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subjects enrolled in 9th grade
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean physical activity level
Time Frame: Measured baseline and after 12 months
The participants mean physical activity level measured by accelerometers
Secondary Outcomes
- Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Time spent sedentary(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Sedentary behaviour(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Upper limb strength(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Explosive strength in the lower body(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Abdominal muscle endurance(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Cardiorespiratory fitness(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Overall psychosocial problems and strengths(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Adolescents' subjective health and well-being(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Academic performance in reading(Measured baseline and after 9 months)
- Academic performance in numeracy(Measured baseline and after 9 months)
- The adolescents domain specific self-evaluation of competence or adequacy(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Symptoms of anxiety and depression(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- Learning environment in the classroom(Measured baseline and after 12 months)
- School environment(Measured baseline and after 12 months)