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School-based Intervention to Support Active Travel

NCT ID: NCT06156553

Last Updated: 2023-12-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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"PULSE - School-based intervention" is a feasibility study designed to support active travel among adolescents. The curricular intervention is designed to increase the students' health literacy as well as their autonomous motivation for active travel. The intervention will last for 6 weeks during fall 2023. The first session will be delivered by a science and education center, and the consecutive sessions will be delivered by teachers. PULSE sessions will contribute to the attainment of specific competence aims related to two interdisciplinary topics, "Health and life skills" and "Sustainability", as defined in PE, social science, and science. The research question is the following: Can increased attention to the barriers and benefits of active travel increase physical activity for youths?

Detailed Description

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Previous reviews and meta-analyses of school-based active travel interventions have found educational strategies to be the most effective. However, previous intervention studies are heterogeneous, and the majority demonstrate poor intervention quality and a lack of description of the interventions. The present study has developed a theory-based educational intervention designed to increase knowledge and empower behavioral change. To ensure local relevance, quality, effectiveness, and sustainability, the intervention has been developed by means of a co-creation process during five collaborative workshops. Participants were a combination of researchers, educators from the science center, representative of the municipality initiative Global Active City in addition to representatives of the teachers from the schools which are to implement the intervention. The intervention is designed to support learning, self-regulation, and autonomous motivation for sustained behavioral change. The theoretical framework is guided by the Self-determination theory developed by Deci and Ryan. The learning activities are predominantly student active and often group-based, introduced by short videos and teacher instructions. The intervention is designed to support three basic psychological needs that, according to the Self-determination theory, are pivotal for motivation and behavioral change: (1) students' need for autonomy and agency related to active travel, (2) their need for relatedness and social support in their efforts to make lifestyle changes when faced with personal, social, and structural barriers, and (3) their need for mastery and competence.

The following data will be collected:

* Questionnaire to students, pre and post
* Document of implementation and adoption completed by teachers
* Group interviews with students who participate in the intervention
* Interviews with teachers who deliver the interviews

Conditions

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Physical Inactivity Health Literacy

Keywords

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Active travel Curriculum-based school intervention Feasibility study

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Students in 9. grade participating in a school-based intervention

Students from 9. grade at 4 schools in a Norwegian municipality. The students will take part in a school and curriculum based intervention delivered by a combination of educators from a science center (1 session) and teachers (5 sessions)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PULSE school-based intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

"PULSE - School-based intervention" is a feasibility study designed to support active travel among adolescents. The curricular intervention is designed to increase the students' health literacy as well as their autonomous motivation for active travel. The intervention will last for 6 weeks during fall 2023. The first session will be delivered by a science and education center, and the consecutive sessions will be delivered by teachers. PULSE sessions will contribute to the attainment of specific competence aims related to two interdisciplinary topics, "Health and life skills" and "Sustainability", as defined in PE, social science, and science. The research question is the following: Can increased attention to the barriers and benefits of active travel increase physical activity for youths?

Interventions

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PULSE school-based intervention

"PULSE - School-based intervention" is a feasibility study designed to support active travel among adolescents. The curricular intervention is designed to increase the students' health literacy as well as their autonomous motivation for active travel. The intervention will last for 6 weeks during fall 2023. The first session will be delivered by a science and education center, and the consecutive sessions will be delivered by teachers. PULSE sessions will contribute to the attainment of specific competence aims related to two interdisciplinary topics, "Health and life skills" and "Sustainability", as defined in PE, social science, and science. The research question is the following: Can increased attention to the barriers and benefits of active travel increase physical activity for youths?

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Student in 9. grade at the 4 intervention schools

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Institute of Transport Economics, Norway

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Agder

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fredrikstad municipality, Norway

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

INSPIRIA Science Center, Norway

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cathrine Pedersen

Senior researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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NIFU Nordic Institute for Studies of innovation, research and education

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Norway

Central Contacts

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Cathrine N Pedersen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 95280687

Email: [email protected]

Siv-Elisabeth N Skjelbred, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 92053304

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Cay Gjerustad, PhD

Role: primary

Related Links

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https://www.nifu.no/prosjekter/pulse-promoting-active-school-travel-to-improve-mood-and-performance/

Research project website

Other Identifiers

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21364

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id