Effects of an Active Break Program at Primary School

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-01

Study Completion Date

2024-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an active break program at school on physical activity levels and enjoyment, and on-task behavior in children.

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Detailed Description

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The protocol will include third and fourth-grade students (children aged 8 to 10 years) from elementary schools in the Valparaíso Region, Chile. Four school classes from two schools (intervention and control school) will be included. The intervention school will carry out the active break program, ACTIVA-MENTE This program consists of the application of a 4-and-a-half-minute video with moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity. These breaks will take place 6 times a day in classes for 6 weeks.

Conditions

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Health Behavior Behavior, Child

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Activa-Mente (Intervention)

The active break program involves the presentation of video (4.5 min) with moderate-to-vigorous physical activities. These active breaks will be performed 6 times per day during 6 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Activa-Mente

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Active break program

Control group

This group of students will not be exposed to the intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Activa-Mente

Active break program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years old (third to fourth grade of primary education).

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with school attendance lower than 90 per cent (excluded from data analysis).
* Any medical condition that impedes physical activity breaks.

Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes