Active and Healthy Kids in Telemark - a School Based Health Promoting Intervention

NCT ID: NCT03906851

Last Updated: 2023-04-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

840 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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The study examine possible changes in physical activity, nutrition, and psychosocial health following the intervention "Active and Healthy Kids in Telemark". The intervention schools will received the intervention, whereas the control schools will continue as usual.

Detailed Description

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School based, health promoting interventions with focus on increase physical activity and improved nutrition seems to be a good solution to the challenges with low physical activity level, poor physical fitness, poor nutrition and psychosocial health challenges among children and adolescents. Low physical activity levels and physical fitness is recognized as one of the major public health challenges in the 21st century, and it negatively affects cognitive skills and academic performances. Providing school based health promoting interventions makes it easier to reach all children and adolescents regardless of social and cultural background, and hence reduce social inequalities in health.

Conditions

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Academic Performance Physical Fitness Physical Activity Nutrition

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Activity and diet

Multi-component, holistic model with a) physical activity, b) nutrition, and c) psychosocial work.

A: physical activity will be provided as a pedagogical tool in subjects Mathematics, Norwegian and English B: Focus on school meals and menus in school cafeteria C: Psychosocial work with focus on the associations between physical activity, nutrition and psychosocial health. Collaboration between schools and school health services

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Activity and diet

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity: use of physical activity in theoretical subjects (3 x 30 min/week), physically active breaks (5 x 5 min/week), physical education (2 x 45 min/week) Nutrition: focus on school meals

Control

Schools are required to perform teaching activities, school meals and school cafeteria menus as usual

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Activity and diet

Physical activity: use of physical activity in theoretical subjects (3 x 30 min/week), physically active breaks (5 x 5 min/week), physical education (2 x 45 min/week) Nutrition: focus on school meals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pupil 8th grade

Exclusion Criteria

* Inadequate language skills to complete questionnaire
Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of South-Eastern Norway

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University College of Southeast Norway

Locations

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University College of Southeast Norway

Bø, Telemark, Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Naylor PJ, Nettlefold L, Race D, Hoy C, Ashe MC, Wharf Higgins J, McKay HA. Implementation of school based physical activity interventions: a systematic review. Prev Med. 2015 Mar;72:95-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.034. Epub 2015 Jan 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25575800 (View on PubMed)

Mura G, Vellante M, Nardi AE, Machado S, Carta MG. Effects of School-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Cognition and Academic Achievement: A Systematic Review. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2015;14(9):1194-208. doi: 10.2174/1871527315666151111121536.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26556088 (View on PubMed)

Ho FK, Louie LH, Chow CB, Wong WH, Ip P. Physical activity improves mental health through resilience in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. BMC Pediatr. 2015 Apr 22;15:48. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0365-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25898349 (View on PubMed)

Penedo FJ, Dahn JR. Exercise and well-being: a review of mental and physical health benefits associated with physical activity. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2005 Mar;18(2):189-93. doi: 10.1097/00001504-200503000-00013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16639173 (View on PubMed)

Ravens-Sieberer, U. and K.G. Europe, The Kidscreen Questionnaires: Quality of Life Questionnaires for Children and Adolescents ; Handbook. 2006: Pabst Science Publ.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Bratland-Sanda S, Schmidt SK, Reinboth MS, Vrabel KA. Under pressure to exercise: a cross-sectional study of characteristics and predictors of compulsive exercise in early adolescents. J Eat Disord. 2022 Nov 5;10(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s40337-022-00686-8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36335366 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ACTIKIDS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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