Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Cris Glazebrook
ORCID ID
Contact details
Nottingham University Hospital
Division of Psychiatry
Behavioural Sciences
A Floor
South Block
Nottingham
NG72UH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)115 823 0420
cris.glazebrook@nottingham.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
A randomised controlled trial evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children with risk factors for obesity: Steps to Active Kids (STAK)
Acronym
STAK
Study hypothesis
Children receiving the STAK intervention will have lower body mass index (BMI), smaller waist circumference, higher levels of self-reported physical activity and higher exercise self-efficacy than children in the control group. Children in the asthma group will have better lung function as assessed by peak flow meter.
Ethics approval
The University of Nottingham Medical School Ethics Committee approved on 12th February 2010 reference (B/10/2009)
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Obesity, asthma
Intervention
A stepped approach will be used for the intervention. Following initial screening all children who meet the inclusion criteria will, after informed consent of parent, complete Steps 1 and 2. Children who are above the 97th centile or above 91st centile for children with asthma will be invited to take part in Step 3.
Step 1: Participants will be given two Street Dance DVDs which comprise 10 minute daily exercise sessions, including a warm up, learning a new dance move and a cool down. Each DVD covers a two week period (14 different sessions). Sessions have been designed to be short and intensive and have been modelled by an ethnically diverse group of children with a range of body sizes. Children will also be given an Activity Diary to complete which will log their physical activity. Using the well known UK premise of five a day for eating five pieces of fruit or vegetables, children are encouraged to complete and log in the diary five pieces of physical activity a day, thereby meeting the recommended target of 60 minutes. Additional sections highlight the benefits of exercise, a healthy diet and exercising with asthma. The diary is reviewed on a weekly basis and activity reinforced by verbal praise and stickers.
Step 2: Children will participate in a fun circuit class held once a week for 4 weeks. The class, designed to maintain activity levels and motivate, comprises a circuit of two minute activity stations. Participants will record their scores after each activity station and a pedometer will be given as a motivational tool. Participants will continue to complete their diary.
Step 3: Comprises a short motivational interview including goal setting follow by a review session. Progress on these goals will be reviewed at 4 month follow up.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Body mass index (BMI) and exercise self-efficacy at 12 month follow-up
Secondary outcome measures
1. Self-reported activity
2. Emotional and behavioural wellbeing
3. Lung function (peak flow)
4. Waist circumference
Measureed at 4 month and 12 month follow-up.
Overall trial start date
01/04/2010
Overall trial end date
31/12/2012
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Children aged 9 to 11 years with one, or more of the following risk factors;
1.1. Asthma
1.2. Low exercise self-efficacy
1.3. Teacher-rated build above the 75th centile
1.4. Teacher-rated concern about participation in physical activity
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
600 children from 20 schools
Participant exclusion criteria
Children with high levels of customary activity (teacher and pupil rated) this will include overweight children with high levels of customary activity
Recruitment start date
01/04/2010
Recruitment end date
31/12/2012
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Nottingham University Hospital
Nottingham
NG72UH
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Nottingham (UK)
Sponsor details
University Park
Nottingham
NG72UH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)115 951 5151
cris.glazebrook@nottingham.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
National Institute of Healthcare Research (NIHR) (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2011 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22029547
2. 2012 results presented at the 4th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies in https://adc.bmj.com/content/97/Suppl_2/A13.3
Publication citations
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Protocol
Glazebrook C, Batty MJ, Mullan N, Macdonald I, Nathan D, Sayal K, Smyth A, Yang M, Guo B, Hollis C, Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: steps to active kids (STAK)., BMC Public Health, 2011, 11, 830, doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-830.