Effect of a school-based physical activity intervention program on fitness and health in Swiss 7 to 11 year old children

ISRCTN ISRCTN15360785
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN15360785
Protocol serial number SWI05-013 (KISS)
Sponsor Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Funder Federal Office of Sports, Magglingen (Switzerland) (ref: SWI05-013 [KISS])
Submission date
18/10/2005
Registration date
22/11/2005
Last edited
06/02/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Lukas Zahner
Scientific

Institute for Exercise and Health Sciences
University of Basle
Brüglingen 33
Basel
4052
Switzerland

Phone +41 (0)61 377 87 55
Email lukas.zahner@unibas.ch

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designRandomised controlled trial
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study acronymKISS
Study objectivesIt is hypothesised that the intervention will result in an increase of physical activity, fitness and health in the intervention group compared to the controls.
Ethics approval(s)Approved by the Ethics Committees of the University of Basel, the University of Zürich, as well as by the Cantonal Ethical Committee of Aargau, Switzerland.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedHealthy children with about 20% obese children included
InterventionThe intervention will comprise environmental changes at school (i.e. daily physical activity) and individual components at home aiming at improving pattern and extent of physical activity and the control will have a usual school physical activity curriculum.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure(s)

1. Total physical activity
2. Aerobic fitness
3. Percentage body fat
4. Bone mineral density of the femur
5. Quality of life

Key secondary outcome measure(s)

1. Body composition (total lean and fat mass)
2. Body fat distribution
3. Additional cardiovascular risk factors
4. Bone mineral density of total body and lumbar spine and as well as bone mineral content of all measured sites
5. Bone metabolism
6. Overall fitness
7. Psychosocial health, social coping, stress coping, social anxiety, self esteem and addiction
8. Nutritional behaviour

Completion date31/12/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexAll
Target sample size at registration600
Key inclusion criteriaHealthy children
Key exclusion criteriaChildren with severe chronic disease (cyanotic heart disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma, motor disabilities)
Date of first enrolment31/10/2005
Date of final enrolment31/12/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Switzerland

Study participating centre

Institute for Exercise and Health Sciences
Basel
4052
Switzerland

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 23/02/2010 Yes No
Results article results 03/02/2014 Yes No
Protocol article protocol 06/06/2006 Yes No
Other publications crossvalidation of analysis techniques 01/05/2009 Yes No