Physical Activity in Health Promotion Course on the Physical Activity Habits

NCT ID: NCT05711251

Last Updated: 2023-09-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 88 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-05
• Study Completion Date: 2023-09-28

Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to learn about 10-week "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity habits of university students. The main question it aims to answer are:

• What is the effect of 10-week "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity habits of university students in Ahi Evran University.

Healthy participants will take elective courses named:

• Physical Activity in Health Promotion
• Waist and Neck Health
• Posture Disorders

Detailed Description

A healthy lifestyle must include physical activity, especially for university students. There is now substantial data supporting the numerous physical, psychological, aesthetic, and social advantages of frequent engagement in physical activities. A number of illnesses and ailments, such as coronary artery disease, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, colon cancer, breast cancer, and overweight and obesity are all made less likely by regular physical activity. Numerous research in the area have documented a tendency toward less physical activity among adults, adolescents, and children in various civilizations. The level of physical activity among university students was found to be relatively low during the pandemic, and this process also had a detrimental impact on the students' levels of depression and quality of life. Walking, moderate, vigorous, and overall physical activity levels have decreased among university students from many nations who have been quarantined due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

One of the most popular teaching methods in medical school is the lecture course, which has the benefit of allowing for the dissemination of knowledge to a large number of students and has the potential to be effective in conveying factual information. Whether or not it is successful, lecturing is still the most popular teaching style since it is affordable and useful, especially when there are many students and few resources. Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness. Supporting schools to establish physical education can provide students with the ability and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime. However, the number of studies investigating the effects of physical activity classes or physical activity education on students' physical activity habits is very low in the literature.

The "Physical activity for the health promotion" course given at Ahi Evran University was added to the curriculum in order to increase the physical activity knowledge and levels of university students. The course was a common elective course open to all university students except the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity levels of university students. For this purpose, our hypothesis is: "Physical activity for the promotion of health" course will change the physical activity habits of university students.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SCREENING
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Physical Activity in Health Promotion Group

Students who chose the "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course were included in the experimental group. The participants in this group took the courses shown in the weekly schedule below during the semester.

1. Historical Development of Physical Activity

2. Physical Activity Definition and Types

3. Physical Activity Measurement

4. Physical Fitness and Inactivity

5. Physical Activity in Healthy Adults

6. Physical Activity in Children

7. Physical Activity in the Elderly

8. Physical Activity for the Disabled

9. Physical Activity at Work-I

10. Physical Activity at Work-II

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Physical Activity in Health Promotion

Intervention Type: OTHER

During the term, the participants in the study group took lessons on many subjects, from the benefits of physical activity to suggestions to increase physical activity at work and in daily life.

Control Group

Students who chose the "Posture Disorders" and "Waist and Neck Health" courses given by different instructors at the same time and day were included in the control group. the participants in this group took 2 different courses, shown in the weekly schedule below, at the same time, from different physiotherapists during the semester.

Waist and Neck Health

1. Functional anatomy, biomechanics and pathomechanics of the spine

2. Risk factors for low back and neck pain

3. Back and neck pain related disorders

4. Outcome measures in low back and neck pain

5. Treatment approaches

6. Cervical and Lumbar disc lesions and physiotherapy

7. Exercise principles for low back and neck pain

8. Core stabilization, strengthening and stretching exercises

9. Neck school: Organization, methods and principles

10. Ergonomics

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Physical Activity in Health Promotion

During the term, the participants in the study group took lessons on many subjects, from the benefits of physical activity to suggestions to increase physical activity at work and in daily life.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy students who took elective courses

Exclusion Criteria

• To be involved in another study,
• Having a systemic disease that limits physical activity,

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ömer Faruk ÖZÇELEP

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ahi Evran University

Kırşehir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Alaagib NA, Musa OA, Saeed AM. Comparison of the effectiveness of lectures based on problems and traditional lectures in physiology teaching in Sudan. BMC Med Educ. 2019 Sep 23;19(1):365. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1799-0.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31547817 (View on PubMed)

Lopez-Valenciano A, Suarez-Iglesias D, Sanchez-Lastra MA, Ayan C. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students' Physical Activity Levels: An Early Systematic Review. Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 15;11:624567. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.624567. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 33519653 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

AhiE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id