Girls Can...Move! Testing the Feasibility of a Community-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls

NCT ID: NCT05241808

Last Updated: 2022-06-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 17 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-12-02
• Study Completion Date: 2022-04-26

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to learn about how to promote physical activity among adolescent girls by testing the feasibility and initial effectiveness of the Girls Can...Move! intervention. Girls Can...Move! will target each component of physical literacy by providing opportunities for adolescent girls to gain knowledge about their own physical activity level, to explore and practice different types of physical activities, and to learn from active female role models. Female participants (n = 30) from one middle school will be randomly assigned to the Girls Can...Move! intervention group or a control group at a 1:1 ratio. The primary outcome variables, physical activity and physical literacy, will be assessed before and after the 8-week Girls Can...Move! intervention using accelerometers and online surveys.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Control

No-treatment group that only participates in pre- and post-testing.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental

Experimental group participants will receive the 8-week Girls Can...Move! program.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Girls Can...Move!

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Girls Can...Move! is an 8-week intervention designed to increase physical literacy and physical activity among middle school aged girls. One-hour, in-person sessions will be held twice per week for a total of 16 sessions. Each session involves: a brief educational lesson related to physical activity participation, a 30-minute group physical activity session, and a take-home challenge. The physical activities will prioritize enjoyment of physical activity and promote the development of movement competence. These activities may include: yoga; Zumba; Pilates; strength training; kick boxing; circuit training; etc.

Interventions

Girls Can...Move!

Girls Can...Move! is an 8-week intervention designed to increase physical literacy and physical activity among middle school aged girls. One-hour, in-person sessions will be held twice per week for a total of 16 sessions. Each session involves: a brief educational lesson related to physical activity participation, a 30-minute group physical activity session, and a take-home challenge. The physical activities will prioritize enjoyment of physical activity and promote the development of movement competence. These activities may include: yoga; Zumba; Pilates; strength training; kick boxing; circuit training; etc.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female
• Enrolled in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade at target school

Exclusion Criteria

• Engage in 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on more than 3 days per week
• Doctor has told child/parent that there are certain types of activities that the child should not do
• Preexisting injuries or health conditions that limit physical activity

• Minimum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Deirdre Dlugonski

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Deirdre Dlugonski

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

59680

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id