Effects of the Daily Mile Program on General Health in Overweight/Obese Schoolchildren
NCT ID: NCT05862506
Last Updated: 2023-11-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
70 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-07-10
2023-10-13
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Recently, the WHO classified physical inactivity as the fourth mortality risk factor with 6%, after hypertension (13%), smoking (9%) and diabetes (6%)9. In Colombia, the National Survey of the Nutritional Situation (ENSIN 2015) found that only 35.8% of boys and 26% of girls between 6 and 12 years of age complied with the physical activity recommendations.
The previous Survey shows that 25.3% of boys and 23.5% of girls between 5 and 12 years of age are overweight or obese, which means an increase of 5.1%. and 6.2% respectively in relation to the year 2010 and 10.1% and 9.8% in relation to the year 2005, indicating a substantial increase in the data related to body weight In Colombia. In 2016 worldwide, it was estimated that the number of children under five years of age with obesity exceeded 41 million. In the same way, it has been found that the presence of overweight and obesity increases the probability of the development of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndromes.
In response to this situation, one of the objectives established by the WHO's global action plan on physical activity 2018-2030 was to reduce the prevalence of physical inactivity by 10% by 2025 and 15% by 2030. For this reason, two of the strategic objectives have been called "Create active environments" and "create active people", whose purpose is to create and promote spaces and access to programs and opportunities that increase physical activity in their different communities and, that in the case of the school population, a greater participation in physical activity leads to a greater capacity for concentration and cognitive function, which could result in an improvement in academic performance.
A physical activity program to be developed in school environments is The Daily Mile (DM). It is an initiative created at St Ninian Primary School (Stirling, Scotland) in 2012 that was initially proposed as a solution to a perceived lack of physical fitness in children between 5 and 12 years of age. The DMaily Mile encompasses a 15-minute walking, jogging or running each day, without additional material resources or clothing, within their class time.
Although the Daily Mile program has grown in popularity among schools in the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands, among others, there is no evidence of research carried out on schoolchildren implementing this program in Colombia or in overweight/obese children. There is an urgent need for results from well-designed experimental studies that enable a better understanding of the impact of exercise in school environments on various health outcomes.
Methodology: The intervention will start in the middle of the first academic term. The Daily Mile intervention will be consisted of walking, jogging or running for \~ 15 min (\~ one mile) of exercise at a pace self-selected by each individual child, outside the school buildings during recess time, three times a week. Children were instructed to maintain active for the full 15 min and, if necessary, to stop for resting only occasionally. The program will be guided and supervised by physical education professionals previously trained. All the sessions will take place at the outside School buildings.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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The Daily Mile
The intervention consisted of walking, jogging or running for \~ 15 min (\~ one mile) of exercise at a pace self-selected by each individual child, outside the school buildings during recess time, three times a week during 10 weeks. Children were instructed to maintain active for the full 15 min and, if necessary, to stop for resting only occasionally.
Daily Mile
The intervention consisted of walking, jogging or running for \~ 15 min (\~ one mile) of exercise at a pace self-selected by each individual child, outside the school buildings during recess time, three times a week during 10 weeks. Children were instructed to maintain active for the full 15 min and, if necessary, to stop for resting only occasionally.
Control Group
This group will be received only the physical education lessons and it will be followed-up equally to compare outcomes in the future.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Daily Mile
The intervention consisted of walking, jogging or running for \~ 15 min (\~ one mile) of exercise at a pace self-selected by each individual child, outside the school buildings during recess time, three times a week during 10 weeks. Children were instructed to maintain active for the full 15 min and, if necessary, to stop for resting only occasionally.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Be aged between 11 and 17 years, healthy (physically, psychologically and cognitively).
* Present a BMI greater than or equal to the 85th percentile for their gender and age, according to WHO (World Health Organization).
* Be free of any medication that could interact with the protocol (e.g., cardiac abnormalities, hypertension, diabetes, orthopaedic, neuromuscular, or neurological disorders).
* Present no contraindication to physical activity
Exclusion Criteria
11 Years
17 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Universidad Industrial de Santander
OTHER
Unidades Tecnológicas de Santander
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Adrian Marcel De La Rosa Gonzalez
Doctor
Locations
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Unidades tecnológicas de Santander
Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia
Countries
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References
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Breheny K, Passmore S, Adab P, Martin J, Hemming K, Lancashire ER, Frew E. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of The Daily Mile on childhood weight outcomes and wellbeing: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Apr;44(4):812-822. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0511-0. Epub 2020 Jan 28.
Chesham RA, Booth JN, Sweeney EL, Ryde GC, Gorely T, Brooks NE, Moran CN. The Daily Mile makes primary school children more active, less sedentary and improves their fitness and body composition: a quasi-experimental pilot study. BMC Med. 2018 May 10;16(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1049-z.
Brustio PR, Mulasso A, Marasso D, Ruffa C, Ballatore A, Moise P, Lupo C, Rainoldi A, Boccia G. The Daily Mile: 15 Minutes Running Improves the Physical Fitness of Italian Primary School Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 15;16(20):3921. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203921.
Other Identifiers
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BI - 404
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id