Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Levels During the School Day (MOVESCHOOL)

Обзор

Study based a multicomponent school-based intervention during the school-day (i.e., Physically active learning, active breaks, and active recess) on Physical Activity, health, educational, and cognition outcomes in adolescents.

Подробное описание

MOVESCHOOLS is a quasi-experimental study coordinated by fully qualified researchers in physical activity and sport sciences from two universities \[University of Cadiz (UCA) and University of Extremadura (UEX), Spain\]. This study is aimed at year 1 to year 3 from Secondary Education students (11-16 years old), belonging to 10 schools in Spain (5 schools in Cadiz and 5 schools in Caceres). The schools will be assigned to a control group (n = 5 schools and 400 students) and an intervention group (n = 5 schools and 400 students). The intervention will last 6 months, and will consist of three components:

1. Inclusion of a physically active classes per week. 2. Development of two daily active breaks of 5 minutes duration. 3. Implementation of daily active recesses.

Before and after the intervention, Physical Activity and sedentary time will be assessed by accelerometry, health-related fitness levels by field tests, body composition parameters by anthropometry, academic performance by school grades, positive health (quality of life and self-perception of health) by questionnaire, and cognitive parameters (executive functions and mathematical fluency) by specific cognition tests. In weeks 8 and 16, Physical Activity and sedentary time will also be evaluated as intermediate measures.

At the end of the intervention the researchers will determine the changes of the main outcome variables. Likewise, the main hypotheses raised will be:

1. Students belonging to the experimental group will improve physical activity and will decrease sedentary time during the school-day when comparing to the students belonging to the control group. 2. Students belonging to the experimental group will result in improved in physical and psychological health markers when comparing to the students belonging to the control group. 3. Students belonging to the experimental group will result in improved academic indicators and cognitive markers when comparing to the students belonging to the control group. 4. Students belonging to the experimental group will improve school climate and motivational variables in academic classes compared to students belonging to the control group.

Вмешательства

• Поведенческое Multicomponent school-based intervention.
  Physically active learning: this type of intervention is carried out once a week for 1 hour outside the classroom. The teachers of the corresponding subject (with the support of the research team) are in charge of the physically active classes. Active break: the intervention consists of 2 active pauses per day. The development of each pause is carried out through a specific digital platform in which students follow the instructions of an avatar, who is in charge of guiding the realization of th

Первичные конечные точки

• Physical activity and sedentary time [Срок оценки: 6 months]

Вторичные конечные точки (12)

• Cardiorespiratory capacity [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Musculoskeletal capacity of upper body [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Musculoskeletal capacity of lower body [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Body mass index [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Body composition [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Self-reported screen time [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Subjective physical fitness [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Health status [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Self-perceived health [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• School engagement [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Learning perception [Срок оценки: 6 months]
• Academic performance [Срок оценки: 6 months]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Adolescents in 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of ESO.
• Adolescents with informed consent signed by the family/guardian.
• Schools with at least 80 students enrolled in 1st, 2nd and 3rd ESO.
• Schools belonging to the regions of Cáceres and Cádiz.

Критерии исключения

• Adolescents with any physical disability or health condition that may limit physical activity levels.
• Schools participating in any other physical activity or health promotion program.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Профилактика

Центры проведения

Испания · 1 центр

• University of Extremadura — Cáceres

Публикации

• Bandera-Campos FJ, Sanchez-Oliva D, Gonzalez-Perez M, Martin-Acosta F, Camiletti-Moiron D, Grao-Cruces A. Voices on a multicomponent school-based physical activity intervention: a qualitative study with school leaders, teachers, and students from the MOVESCHOOL study. BMC Public Health. 2026 May 14;26(1):2069. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27718-1. PMID 42135754
• Grao-Cruces A, Martin-Acosta F, Vaquero-Solis M, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Camiletti-Moiron D, Sanchez-Oliva D. Fitness, Weight Status and Executive Functions in Adolescents: A Cluster Analysis. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2025 Aug;35(8):e70098. doi: 10.1111/sms.70098. PMID 40719569
• Bandera-Campos FJ, Grao-Cruces A, Camiletti-Moiron D, Martin-Acosta F, Munoz-Gonzalez R, Gonzalez-Perez M, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Vaquero-Solis M, Padilla-Moledo C, Sanchez-Oliva D. Effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to promote physical activity during the school day: rationale and methods of the MOVESCHOOL study. Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 12;13:1565914. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565914. e PMID 40144996

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT06254638 · CNS2022-135604 · PID2022-137450OA-I00

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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