Traditional Indigenous Games promoting physical activity and cultural connectedness in primary schools – Cluster Randomised Control Trial

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha Kiran ◽  
Janice Knights
2009 ◽  
Vol 191 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne P Goeman ◽  
Lena A Sanci ◽  
Simon L Scharf ◽  
Michael Bailey ◽  
Robyn E O’Hehir ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Russell Jago ◽  
Byron Tibbitts ◽  
Emily Sanderson ◽  
Emma L. Bird ◽  
Alice Porter ◽  
...  

Many children are not sufficiently physically active. We conducted a cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a revised after-school physical activity (PA) programme delivered by trained teaching assistants (TAs) to assess the potential evidence of promise for increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Participants (n = 335) aged 8–10 years were recruited from 12 primary schools in South West England. Six schools were randomised to receive the intervention and six acted as non-intervention controls. In intervention schools, TAs were trained to deliver an after-school programme for 15 weeks. The difference in mean accelerometer-assessed MVPA between intervention and control schools was assessed at follow-up (T1). The cost of programme delivery was estimated. Two schools did not deliver the intervention, meaning four intervention and six control schools were analysed at T1. There was no evidence for a difference in MVPA at T1 between intervention and control groups. Programme delivery cost was estimated at £2.06 per pupil per session. Existing provision in the 12 schools cost £5.91 per pupil per session. Action 3:30 was feasible to deliver and considerably cheaper than existing after-school provision. No difference in weekday MVPA was observed at T1 between the two groups, thus progression to a full trial is not warranted.


2009 ◽  
Vol 191 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-296
Author(s):  
Dianne P Goeman ◽  
Lena A Sanci ◽  
Simon L Scharf ◽  
Michael Bailey ◽  
Robyn E O’Hehir ◽  
...  

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