Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Physical Activity Among Hispanic‐American Middle School Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine R. Arlinghaus ◽  
Tracey A. Ledoux ◽  
Craig A. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
School Students ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Impact on Physical Fitness of the Chinese CHAMPS: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4412
Author(s):  
Zhou ◽  
Li ◽  
Yin ◽  
Fu ◽  
Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
School Students ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: School physical activity (PA) policy, physical education curriculum, teacher training, knowledge of physical fitness, and parental support are among the key issues underlying the declining trend of physical fitness in children and adolescents. The Chinese CHAMPS was a multi-faceted intervention program to maximize the opportunities for moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and increase physical fitness in middle school students. The purpose of the study was to test whether the levels of modification in school physical education policy and curriculum incrementally influenced the changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and other physical fitness outcomes. Methods: This 8-month study was a clustered randomized controlled trial using a 2 × 2 factorial design. The participants were 680 7th grade students (mean age = 12.66 years) enrolled in 12 middle schools that were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions: school physical education intervention (SPE), afterschool program intervention (ASP), SPE+ASP, and control. Targeted behaviors of the Chinese CHAMPS were the student’s sedentary behavior and MVPA. The study outcomes were assessed by a test battery of physical fitness at the baseline and posttest. Sedentary behavior and MVPA were measured in randomly selected students using observations and accelerometry. Results: The terms contrasting the pooled effect of SPE, ASP, and SPE+ASP vs. Control, the pooled effect of SPE and SPE+ASP vs. ASP only, and the effect of SPE+ASP vs. ASP on CRF and other physical fitness outcomes were all significant after adjusting for covariates, supporting the study hypothesis. Process evaluation demonstrated high fidelity of the intervention in the targeted students’ behaviors. Conclusions: Chinese CHAMPS demonstrated the impact of varying the amount of MVPA and vigorous physical activity (VPA) on the physical fitness in middle school students in support of the need to increase the opportunity for PA in schools and to introduce high-intensity exercises in school-based PA programs. Modification of school policy, quality of physical education curriculum, and teacher training were important moderators of the improvement in physical fitness. (Trial registration: ChiCTR-IOR-14005388, the Childhood Health; Activity and Motor Performance Study.)

scholarly journals The Family Check-Up Online Program for Parents of Middle School Students: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

10.2196/11106 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. e11106
Author(s):  
Brian G Danaher ◽  
John R Seeley ◽  
Elizabeth A Stormshak ◽  
Milagra S Tyler ◽  
Allison S Caruthers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Online Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Family

Take CHARGE!A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Social Problem-Solving Curriculum to Support Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Van Loan ◽  
Justin D. Garwood ◽  
Stephen W. Smith ◽  
Ann P. Daunic
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
School Students ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Using a pre–post randomized controlled trial, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a social problem-solving curriculum, Take CHARGE!, based on a cognitive-behavioral approach, could improve students’ knowledge of problem-solving skills, as well as self-report of social behaviors for 92 middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) in 11 self-contained classrooms. Dependent variables included student-report measures of problem-solving knowledge and skills. Findings indicated that the Take CHARGE! curriculum was related to significant increases in students’ social skills knowledge and problem-solving skills for middle school students with EBD. Teachers were able to implement the curriculum with a high degree of fidelity, and they indicated they would like to continue using it in the future. Implications for practicing teachers support the use of role-plays, think-alouds, and explicit instruction in problem-solving steps. Future research methodologies including observational research and longitudinal exploration are discussed.

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