The Effect Of A School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program

NCT ID: NCT05039294

Last Updated: 2021-09-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 210 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-09-11
• Study Completion Date: 2021-02-03

Brief Summary

Regular physical activity of different intensity has many significant benefits for all ages, particularly adolescents. School-based educational programs about physical activity were found to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents positively. However, among adolescents in Jordan, few studies measured the impact of school-based educational programs on students' physical activity and knowledge levels. There is no single study that measured the students' physical activity self-efficacy. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a school-based physical activity program on adolescents' knowledge of the physical activity, physical performance, and physical self-efficacy. A Randomized Control trial (RCT) design was used among 210 8th grade school students (boys and girls) from four governmental schools in North of Jordan .

Detailed Description

Background: Regular physical activity of different intensity has many significant benefits on the health of all ages, particularly adolescents. School-based educational programs about physical activity were found to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents positively. However, among adolescents in Jordan, few studies measured the impact of school-based educational programs on students' level of physical activity and knowledge, and there is no single study that measured the students' physical activity self-efficacy.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of a school-based physical activity program on adolescents' knowledge of physical activity, physical performance, and physical self-efficacy.

Methods: A Randomized Control trial (RCT) design was used among 210 8th grade school students (boys and girls) from four governmental schools in North of Jordan during December and January. Physical Activity Questionnaire for older children (PAQ-C) scales, Physical self-efficacy scale, and Knowledge of Physical Activity scale were used to collect students' data. The duration of the educational program was four weeks, with a total of 7 hours. Ethical approval was approached from the Committee on Human Subjects Research at Jordan University of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education before the data collection.

Conditions

Improve Physical Activity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

intervention

provided the educational programs with all contents, and follow up after one month

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The structure of the educational sessions includes physical education lectures, group discussions, videos, training sessions, physical activities diaries, short quizzes, and feedback after each session. The educational programs were conducted among students with intervention groups at two-level individually and in school. The individual-level includes classroom lectures that mainly emphasized the health benefits of physical activity and provided necessary information about physical activity fitness for 60 minutes and were given weekly for four weeks. In coordination with the school sports teacher, training sessions included moderate to vigorous physical activities for 45 minutes twice weekly for four weeks

control

received no intervention, but assessed pre-post

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program

The structure of the educational sessions includes physical education lectures, group discussions, videos, training sessions, physical activities diaries, short quizzes, and feedback after each session. The educational programs were conducted among students with intervention groups at two-level individually and in school. The individual-level includes classroom lectures that mainly emphasized the health benefits of physical activity and provided necessary information about physical activity fitness for 60 minutes and were given weekly for four weeks. In coordination with the school sports teacher, training sessions included moderate to vigorous physical activities for 45 minutes twice weekly for four weeks

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• all students boys and girls in 8th grade from selected schools affiliated with eight educational directorates of the Irbid governorate,

Exclusion Criteria

• Students who have any medical problems (asthma, diabetes, cardiac problems) and physical disabilities were excluded.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Jordan University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nahla Ali

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nahla M. Al Ali

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Locations

Nahla M. Al Ali

Irbid, , Jordan

Countries

Jordan

Other Identifiers

20200023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id