Tackling the trio of intention, perceived control and self-identity for promoting physical activity among girls and boys in elementary school

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 29 November 2021
• Main ID: ISRCTN19405802
• Date of registration: 13/07/2017
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Université Laval
• Public title: Tackling the trio of intention, perceived control and self-identity for promoting physical activity among girls and boys in elementary school
• Scientific title: Tackling the trio of intention, perceived control and self-identity for promoting physical activity among girls and boys in elementary school: a quasi-experimental study
• Date of first enrolment: 21/11/2015
• Target sample size: 374
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN19405802
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Quasi-experimental study (Prevention)
• Phase: Not Applicable

Countries of recruitment

Canada, Lebanon

Contacts

• Name: Tania Santina

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:
1. Children in grades 5 and 6 in participating schools
2. Signed the child assent form
3. Parent/guardian has signed an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria: Children who had a medical condition or physical injury that hindered testing or participation (e.g., cardiovascular or metabolic diseases, asthma or disabilities)

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Promotion of school-based physical activity
Not Applicable

Intervention(s)

A quasi-experimental trial was used with pre- and post-intervention measures and two parallel groups: an experimental group (the IMove30+ program) compared with a control group (standard curriculum). Two schools were involved, including all fifth- and sixth-grade classes (17 classes, experimental school k?=?9, control school k?=?8). These two schools were selected from 11 candidates because these two were similar with regard to the total number of students, the school fees and the education levels offered. The two schools were both secular school with co-education of girls and boys, and both had certified physical education teachers, a school nurse and two recesses lasting 25 minutes each. Both were willing to engage in a reformed curriculum along with school staff activities in order to promote school-based PA. To prevent contamination and for practical reasons, the school was chosen as a unit of randomization. Prior to starting the trial, participating schools were randomly allocated to the intervention and control arms, using a lottery draw.

The IMove30+ program is a school-based intervention promoting at least 30 minutes of daily school-based MVPA among children in elementary school. The program was designed to be offered in an Arabic context over one semester (14 weeks) and repeated as many times as desired. It was developed using the Intervention Mapping process (Bartholomew et al., 2016), which is characterized by the participation of stakeholders (e.g., children, school managers, nurses and teachers) and based on an extensive literature review of the factors influencing children’s PA and of the active components of previous effective programs. Considering that most studies explored factors influencing PA during leisure time (i.e

Primary Outcome(s)

1. Children’s general PA levels, measured by the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C)
2. Proportion of children engaged in at least 30 minutes of daily Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity at school during the previous week
Measured at baseline (in December 2015) and at the end of the intervention after 14 weeks (in March 2016)

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Anthropometric measures (height, weight and waist circumference) measured in a clinical exam by dieticians
2. Psychosocial variables and screen time, measured using a self-administered questionnaire
Measured at baseline (in December 2015) and at the end of the intervention after 14 weeks (in March 2016)

Secondary ID(s)

2014-274 Phase IV/16-11-2015

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Université Laval

Results

• Results available: Yes
• Date Completed: 24/03/2016