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Developing and Testing an Implementation Strategy for Active Learning to Promote Physical Activity in Children

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Physical Activity
Interventions
Behavioral: Usual Implementation support
Behavioral: implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activity
Registration Number
NCT05048433
Lead Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop an implementation strategy to improve the use and sustainment of active learning in elementary schools and to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the impact of the developed implementation strategy on the implementation and effectiveness of active learning.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
305
Inclusion Criteria
  • lead teachers who teach kindergarten to fifth grade
  • children in kindergarten to fifth grade
Exclusion Criteria
  • non English or Spanish speaking

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Usual Implementation supportUsual Implementation support-
implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activityimplementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activity-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acceptability of active learning among teachers as assessed by the Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM)6 months follow up

The Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) is a 4-item measure that uses a 5-point Likert scale for each question. A sum score will be used, which can range from 4-20, with higher scores representing higher levels of acceptability.

Acceptability active learning among teachers as assessed by the Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM)12 months follow up

The Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) is a 4-item measure that uses a 5-point Likert scale for each question. A sum score will be used, which can range from 4-20, with higher scores representing higher levels of acceptability.

Implementation Fidelity as assessed by self-reported implementation logs to assess dose of delivery12 months

Implementation logs will be completed weekly throughout the study and dose of delivery is the number of minutes per week of active learning used.

Student Physical Activity as indicated by number of minutes spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity as assessed by the Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer12 month follow up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health fitness as assessed by FitnessGram (body mass index)baseline
Health fitness as assessed by the FitnessGram (body mass index)12 month follow up
Health fitness as assessed by number of participants who meet the FitnessGram aerobic capacity standard12 month follow up
Academic Performance as assessed by Test scores12 month follow up

Score ranges from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating a better outcome.

Implementation Fidelity as assessed by direct observation to assess quality12 month follow up

Direct observation will be conducted by trained staff throughout the study. Fidelity quality is indicated based on the student response. This is determined by the approximate percent of students in the class who are participating in active learning averaged across the active learning sessions used. A higher percentage of student participation indicates a higher quality of active learning delivery.

Implementation Fidelity as assessed by direct observation to assess adherence12 month follow up

Direct observation will be conducted by trained staff throughout the study. Fidelity adherence is indicated by the percentage of occurrence of teacher-directed active learning during an observation period. This is determined by the total number of intervals of teacher directed classroom movement activities relative to the total number of intervals of observation. A higher percentage indicates a greater adherence to active learning.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

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