An interventional study of Before School Physical Activity Program in Physical Activity and Sleep, sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Completed. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 12 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-19.
Sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study will determine the effectiveness of a free before-school physical activity program, BOKS (Build Our Kids' Success), in increasing objectively measured physical activity levels among children in elementary and middle school in 7 schools in Massachusetts.
This study will determine the effectiveness of a free before-school physical activity program, BOKS (Build Our Kids' Success), in increasing objectively measured physical activity levels among children in elementary and middle school in 7 schools in Massachusetts. The study focuses on capturing valid and objective assessments of student-level physical activity during BOKS program time and assessing the impact of the BOKS program on overall daily physical activity levels using minute-by-minute physical activity level data among elementary aged students. Data is also collected to understand how increasing physical activity may impact students' sleep.
9,798 studies on the registry are indexed under Motor Activity; 1,910 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 432 is above the median of 60 across 8,388 interventional studies indexed under Motor Activity.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Students in grades K-6 at 7 schools in two communities participating in a before school physical activity program offered at no cost to participating families that focuses on engaging elementary and middle school students in physical activity, skill development and brief nutrition education sessions. .
Behavioral: Before School Physical Activity Program
Students in grades K-6 at the same 7 schools in two communities as the intervention participants, but who did not participate in the before school physical activity program.
BOKS is a before school physical activity program offered at no cost to participating families that focuses on engaging elementary and middle school students in physical activity, skill development and brief nutrition education sessions that prepare them for a day of learning. The BOKS curriculum includes 12 weeks of instruction and 40 minutes of structured kid-friendly activities that include warm-ups, skill of the week, running, relay and obstacle course activities and nutritional tips. The BOKS team provides training for BOKS leaders free of charge each month. BOKS is currently being used in more than 1,800 schools in the US and Canada.
Also known as: Build Our Kids Success (BOKS)
Total steps per day
The primary outcome measure is a physical activity measure of how many steps per day participants took.
Time frame: Participants wore a Fitbit activity monitor for up to 5 school days beginning with the before school period simultaneously for 24 hours/day
Active minutes
A secondary outcome measure is a measure of how many minutes participants spent in light, moderate and vigorous activity per day.
Time frame: Participants wore a Fitbit activity monitor for up to 5 school days beginning with the before school period simultaneously for 24 hours/day
Sleep duration
A secondary outcome measure is the amount of time participants spent asleep each night, measured by a Fitbit activity monitor, which collects a measure of total sleep time.
Time frame: Participants wore Fitbit activity monitors for 24 hours for up to 5 school days
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Ran from Oct 2016 to primary completion in Dec 2016, 1 month.
Of 5,147 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Motor Activity, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 36. This study's 1 month is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 5,207 studies reached it within 17 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 36.
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This study is completed, as verified in Jan 2018. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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