Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the "Moving Smart" program, a daily 10-minute classroom-based exercise program, increases physical activity levels during the school day in Bronx elementary school students.
Brief Title
Evaluation of CHAM JAM Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Students
Detailed Description
Background: Medical and national public health authorities recommend daily school physical education for all ages due to well-known health benefits of physical activity. Nevertheless, daily physical education among elementary and secondary school students is not common in United States' (US) schools. Moreover, some of the schools in many US cities, such as the Bronx, do not even have gymnasiums or physical education teachers.
Objective: We propose to implement and test the effectiveness and feasibility of the "Moving Smart" (MS) program, a daily, 10-minute classroom-based physical activity program led by teachers that integrate academic objectives with physical activity, on increasing physical activity (PA) levels during the school day in Bronx elementary school students.
Design/ Methods: A cluster-randomized, wait-listed control trial of four Bronx elementary schools with one-year follow-up longitudinal study. Students in two intervention schools will receive the MS 3-times daily, for 10-minutes each time, in addition to regular physical education classes. Two wait-listed control schools will receive their regular physical education classes only. Subjects in the wait-listed control group will be offered the MS after the program is withdrawn from the intervention group at the end of the first year of study. A pedometer, an objective measure of PA in children, will be used to determine mean number of steps each student takes during school hours for 5 consecutive days at baseline, and every 3-months during the 2-year study period. For longitudinal follow-up, we will collect data from intervention group students and teachers on PA levels every 3-months for one-year after the intervention cessation. We will also collect yearly BMIs as a measure of overweight status. Descriptive statistics will be used to portray baseline characteristics of each group based on school, district, region, and NYC-wide data. The impact of the intervention on PA will be measured by comparing intervention and control schools using pedometer measurements as the primary dependent variable and students as the unit of analysis. We will collect fidelity measures by randomly selecting classes from the intervention schools and directly observing the level of PA present. We will determine the extent to which the MS becomes a part of the routine school policy by following the students and teachers from the intervention schools for 1-year after the intervention cessation.
Objective: We propose to implement and test the effectiveness and feasibility of the "Moving Smart" (MS) program, a daily, 10-minute classroom-based physical activity program led by teachers that integrate academic objectives with physical activity, on increasing physical activity (PA) levels during the school day in Bronx elementary school students.
Design/ Methods: A cluster-randomized, wait-listed control trial of four Bronx elementary schools with one-year follow-up longitudinal study. Students in two intervention schools will receive the MS 3-times daily, for 10-minutes each time, in addition to regular physical education classes. Two wait-listed control schools will receive their regular physical education classes only. Subjects in the wait-listed control group will be offered the MS after the program is withdrawn from the intervention group at the end of the first year of study. A pedometer, an objective measure of PA in children, will be used to determine mean number of steps each student takes during school hours for 5 consecutive days at baseline, and every 3-months during the 2-year study period. For longitudinal follow-up, we will collect data from intervention group students and teachers on PA levels every 3-months for one-year after the intervention cessation. We will also collect yearly BMIs as a measure of overweight status. Descriptive statistics will be used to portray baseline characteristics of each group based on school, district, region, and NYC-wide data. The impact of the intervention on PA will be measured by comparing intervention and control schools using pedometer measurements as the primary dependent variable and students as the unit of analysis. We will collect fidelity measures by randomly selecting classes from the intervention schools and directly observing the level of PA present. We will determine the extent to which the MS becomes a part of the routine school policy by following the students and teachers from the intervention schools for 1-year after the intervention cessation.
Completion Date
Completion Date Type
Actual
Conditions
Physical Activity
Obesity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Elementary school students in K-3 grade in the Bronx, New York
Exclusion Criteria:
* Inability to participate in basic exercise program
* Students whose parents signed the opt-out letter
* Elementary school students in K-3 grade in the Bronx, New York
Exclusion Criteria:
* Inability to participate in basic exercise program
* Students whose parents signed the opt-out letter
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Elementary school students in K-3 grade in the Bronx, New York
* Elementary school students in K-3 grade in the Bronx, New York
Gender
All
Gender Based
false
Keywords
Physical activity
Obesity
Healthy Volunteers
No
Last Update Post Date
Last Update Post Date Type
Actual
Last Update Submit Date
Maximum Age
10 Years
Minimum Age
5 Years
NCT Id
NCT00556569
Org Class
Other
Org Full Name
Montefiore Medical Center
Org Study Id
07-08-253
Overall Status
Completed
Phases
Not Applicable
Primary Completion Date
Primary Completion Date Type
Actual
Official Title
Evaluation of CHAM JAM (Previously Known as the Moving Smart) Intervention in Increasing Physical Activity in Bronx Elementary School Students
Primary Outcomes
Outcome Description
mean number of step counts
Outcome Measure
pedometer-derived step count
Outcome Time Frame
baseline and every 3 months
Secondary Ids
Secondary Id
RC1HD063607
Secondary Outcomes
Outcome Description
formula for BMI that includes weight and height
Outcome Time Frame
baseline and 1 year later
Outcome Measure
Body mass index
Start Date
Status Verified Date
First Post Date
First Post Date Type
Estimated
First Submit Date
First Submit QC Date
Std Ages
Child
Maximum Age Number (converted to Years and rounded down)
10
Minimum Age Number (converted to Years and rounded down)
5
Investigators
Investigator Type
Principal Investigator
Investigator Name
Philip Ozuah
Investigator Email
pozuah@montefiore.org
Investigator Phone