An interventional study of Intervention in Physical Inactivity, Child Behavior and Family Support, sponsored by Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in Chile. Open to participants aged 9 Years to 17 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-12.
Sponsored by Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
The ACtive BEhaviour in School Education (ACTIBESE) project aims to assess and intervene in Chilean schoolchildren's active behaviours by examining the influence of personal, interpersonal, and school factors. This study includes a cross-sectional and intervention study involving 152 schools in the Valparaíso and Araucanía Regions, representing urban and rural areas. Participants, divided into children (8-11 years old) and adolescents (12-17 years old), will undergo a comprehensive evaluation, including sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity (PA) levels, parental and peer support, teaching styles of the teachers, and school environment characteristics.
For the cross-sectional study, questionnaires, interviews, accelerometry, and pedometry will be used to collect data on various factors influencing PA in schoolchildren. In the intervention study, a 5-month continuous training program for teachers will be implemented, focusing on improving teaching styles and enhancing teaching competencies related to physical education and health classes. The program aims to positively affect schoolchildren's PA indirectly through improved teaching practices.
The research will use mixed models, ANCOVA (Analysis of Covariance) , and logistic regressions for data analysis, incorporating multilevel logistic regressions to account for school-level dependencies. The study's outcomes will contribute valuable insights into the complex interactions between school, interpersonal, and personal factors influencing schoolchildren's PA, aiding the development of targeted interventions. This comprehensive approach aligns with the project's goal of fostering a physically active lifestyle among Chilean schoolchildren.
ACTIve BEhaviour in School Education project (ACTIBESE) is a project funded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) of the Chilean government (Code Nº: 1230801), which seeks to investigate and propose useful tools to increase levels of Physical Activity (PA) in schools. The project will consist of two parts: a cross-sectional study (first and second years) and an intervention study (third year), over a period of three years.
Recruitment
An invitation to participate will be sent to the principals of the participating schools. Once the schools agree to take part and are selected, a meeting will be held with both the representatives of the administrative management authorities and the schoolteachers to explain in detail the aims and stages of the project.
Subsequently, an informative meeting will be held with parents and schoolchildren using the same terms. The groups will be divided by age: children from grades 3-6 of primary school (8-11 years old) and adolescents from grade 7 of primary school to grade 2 of secondary school (12-16 years old).
Cross-sectional study
This study will determine the school factors associated with Active Behaviour (AB) in schoolchildren. These include teaching styles, teaching training, teacher perception of Physical Education (PE), and characteristics of the school and curriculum: school-environmental, spaces to play, infrastructure, recess, time dedicated and weekly frequency of PE, contents, topics, etc. This information will be obtained through qualitative questionnaires administered to schoolteachers. Additionally, the association between social factors and AB in schoolchildren will be studied. This will be determined through standardized questionnaires for parents. In addition, personal factors (i.e., motivation for PE, perception of PE, built-environment perception, and barriers to PA) will be evaluated using qualitative instruments (questionnaires). The outcomes of AB in schoolchildren will be evaluated using device-based methods (accelerometers and pedometers).
Intervention study
Intervention: The "teaching training" program consists of weekly class sessions addressed to teachers, where topics will be discussed to improve educational practices in Physical Education and Health (PEaH) classes, such as teaching strategies, teaching styles (productive style), recommendations for PA for children and the inclusion of the socioecological model, incorporating all the actors of the school educational environment. In addition, strategies are incorporated to stimulate the self-determination theory (SDT). This activity will be conducted in person; however, it will be changed to an online format according to the circumstances of the distance between cities. The "application of learning" will be carried out, where the teachers must apply the knowledge acquired in the teaching training to courses selected with a weekly frequency of one or two days. The application will take place over a semester (four months). To assess this implementation, pre-and post-tests will be carried out as defined in the methodology. Additionally, the teachers will keep a "field notebook" consisting of a record of the activities that go wrong or of complex situations that require a solution when the Teaching Training is applied in the chosen courses. Parallel to the problem, a solution or activity must be proposed to solve the difficulties that have arisen. Additionally, in the Teaching Training classes, teachers will be asked to attend various "workshops" on topics associated with AB and PEaH to diversify learning. To strengthen the process of applying these lessons, at least two mentoring sessions will be presented to the PEaH classes to resolve doubts, see the implementation of the changes, and understand the reality that schoolteachers face.
This activity will be conducted in person; however, if the circumstances prohibit in-person meetings, it will be changed to an online format. In addition, regular "online meetings" will be established for schoolteachers to resolve questions and establish approaches, share ideas and concerns, and jointly resolve difficulties imposed on schoolwork or how to implement the different strategies learned in teaching training. This activity will take place every two weeks.
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Group that will receive the intervention from teachers to improve physical activity behaviors.
Behavioral: Intervention
Group that won't receive the intervention from teachers for improving physical activity behaviours. This group will receive traditional physical education classes according to the national curriculum.
Intervention study. In this intervention study for teachers, a 5-month continuous training program will be included that will improve teaching style and promote teaching training. It will also strengthen teaching competencies to create teaching improvement strategies affecting PEaH and interpersonal and personal factors. This is expected to improve schoolchildren's AB, even when they are not directly influenced. The program will be designed according to the results of the cross-sectional study. The greatest associations found between the three proposed factors (school, interpersonal and personal factors) and schoolchildren AB will be sought. In addition, the characteristics of the schools and the possibilities of time and physical spaces available will be taken into account. This information will be recorded through validated questionnaires and interviews in the pre-test, post-test 1 and after follow-up post-test 2.
Physical activity levels
Physical activity levels carried out inside school and outside school measured through the Young Activity Profile (YAP) questionnaire in the cross sectional stage and through the YAP questionnaire and accelerometry in the intervention stage.
Time frame: 3 years
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