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Supporting Physical Literacy at School and Home
Sponsor: Tufts University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if a multilevel (school, home) physical activity intervention for school-aged (3rd-5th grade) children can increase physical activity levels. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * The impact of the multilevel program on children's physical literacy and physical activity over one school year. Hypothesis: * Whether the program effects are different by children's gender or weight status * Whether changes in children's ability, confidence and motivation for physical activity are related to changes in physical activity levels. Schools will be randomly assigned to receive the multilevel intervention or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will receive a new school curriculum during regular physical education classes and information for families on what school activities can be done at home. Researchers will compare outcomes according to intervention and control group assignments.
Official title: Supporting Physical Literacy at School and Home (SPLASH) Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
400
Start Date
2023-09-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-02-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
The Rising New York Road Runners program
The Rising New York Road Runners program provides lesson plans covering fundamental movement skills that are intended to build competence, confidence, and motivation to be physically activity. Family engagement materials (emails, text messages, videos, social media) complement school materials to communicate what children are learning at school related to physical activity and what activities families can do at home together to reinforce these concepts.
Locations (1)
Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States