Active Living
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN25497687 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN25497687 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsors | Maastricht University, Public Health Services, Maastricht University |
| Funder | Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development |
- Submission date
- 19/10/2015
- Registration date
- 21/10/2015
- Last edited
- 03/06/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Active Living is a programme (or intervention) that looks at the effects of the social and physical environment on the physical activity of children aged 8-12 living in low socioeconomic (i.e. poor or deprived) areas in the Southern-Limburg region of the Netherlands. The aim of this study is to investigate whether children attending schools running the Active Living programme become more active and less sedentary that children attending schools not running the programme.
Who can participate?
All children attending the 6th and 7th grade of participating primary schools.
What does the study involve?
Schools participating in the study are randomly allocated to either the intervention group or the control group. Working groups are formed at intervention schools. These working groups include local stakeholders, parents and an advisor of the Public Health Services (GGD). They try to develop initiatives that encourage children in the neighbourhood to take part in physical activity. The initiatives focus on stimulating physical activity during recess, using active transport to school, and physical activity after school. Schools in the control groups carry on as usual. The effects of the environment and the initiatives on the physical activity of children are investigated four times – in the autumn of 2012, spring 2013, spring 2014, and spring 2015. Children are asked to wear an accelerometer and some of them also asked to wear a GPS device. Furthermore, during each measurement period children and their parents are asked to fill out a questionnaire.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Potential benefit includes increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary behavior among primary school children by contributing to the establishment of physical activity-friendly school environments. No risks were identified by taking part in the Active Living project.
Where is the study run from?
A total of 20 schools attended by children from low socioeconomic areas in South Limburg, the Netherlands.
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
October 2011 to September 2015
Who is funding the study?
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Who is the main contact?
Mr Dave Van Kann
d.vankann@fontys.nl
Contact information
Scientific
P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
 ORCID ID |
0000-0002-1473-0843 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +31 433884274 |
| d.vankann@fontys.nl |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | The intervention study uses a quasi-experimental design with 10 intervention schools and 10 matched control schools. Children (8-12 years-old) attending these schools are measured multiple times, i.e. at baseline, after 6 months, after 18 months, and after 30 months. |
| Secondary study design | |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Active Living: physical activity as a daily habit for primary school children through adaptations in social and physical environment |
| Study objectives | Children attending Active Living schools are hypothesized to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior more than children attending control schools after changing the physical and social environment. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Medical Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Maastricht, 26/11/2012, ref: METC 12-4-077 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary behavior. |
| Intervention | The Active Living study used a quasi-experimental design. In total, 10 schools were included in the Active Living project as intervention schools. A local working group at each school defined the needs of the school and children. They developed and implemented physical and social environmental interventions targeting at either: 1. Stimulating active school transportation 2. Promoting physical activity at school or 3. Promoting physical activity in leisure time All intervention schools were matched to a control school. These control schools only participated in the measurement, but did not receive any interventions such as the intervention schools did. |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Children's physical activity levels, measured by wearing an accelerometer. Some children were also asked to wear a GPS device. Data was collected at the end of 2012, spring 2013, spring 2014 and spring 2015. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Neighborhood perceptions, collected using questionnaires given to the children and their parents. Data was collected at the end of 2012, spring 2013, spring 2014 and spring 2015. |
| Completion date | 01/09/2015 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | All |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 800 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. All children attending 6th and 7th grade of participating primary schools. At baseline, the age range is 8-12 years old 2. Both boys and girls are included |
| Key exclusion criteria | No exclusion criteria were formulated. All children attending participating primary schools were invited to participate in this study. |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/08/2012 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/11/2012 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centres
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
Geleen
6160 HA
Netherlands
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | Yes |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Available on request |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/08/2016 | 03/06/2019 | Yes | No |
| Protocol article | protocol | 29/12/2015 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
Editorial Notes
03/06/2019: Contact details updated, publication reference added.
14/01/2016: Added publication reference.
