Evaluation of a Pilot School-Based Physical Activity Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial—Active Schools: Skelmersdale
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Schools are key environments in which physical activity (PA) can be promoted. Various strategies and opportunities should be used to engage children in PA within schools. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the multi-component Active Schools: Skelmersdale (AS:Sk) pilot intervention on children's PA and sedentary time (ST). The AS:Sk intervention was implemented for eight weeks in four schools with three control schools continuing normal practice. It consisted of eight components: active breaks, bounce at the bell, 'Born To Move' videos, Daily Mile or 100 Mile Club, playground activity challenge cards, physical education teacher training, newsletters, and activity homework. Child-level measures were collected at baseline and follow-up, including objectively measured PA. After accounting for confounding variables, the intervention had a significant effect on school day ST which was significantly less for the intervention children by 9 min per day compared to the control group. The AS:Sk pilot intervention was effective in reducing school day ST but significant changes in PA were negligible. To increase the efficacy of the current and future school-based interventions, authors should focus on implementation and process evaluations to better understand how schools are implementing intervention components.
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- Authors
- Taylor, S. L., Noonan, R. J., Knowles, Z. R., Owen, M. B., McGrane, B., Curry, W. B., & Fairclough, S. J.
- Affiliations
- Edge Hill University (GB)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
- Dublin City University (IE)
- Cornwall Council (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Taylor, Sarah L.
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2018-05-17
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1011
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5982050
- OpenAlex
- W2804455627
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 87
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 4.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Liverpool John Moores University (acceptedVersion)
- University of Limerick Institutional Repository (University of Limerick) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- Edge Hill University (submittedVersion)
- Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Edge Hill University Research Information Repository (Edge Hill University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Edge Hill University
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- school-based physical activity intervention, sedentary time, children's physical activity, active breaks, physical education teacher training, intervention effectiveness, implementation evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Child Health, Child, Child Behavior, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Promotion, Health Status, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Pilot Projects, School Health Services, Schools, Exercise, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Sedentary Behavior, Accelerometry
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