FeetEnergy Approach to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified June 2012 by UKK Institute
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ministry of Education and Culture
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Minna Aittasalo, UKK Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01633918
First received: June 27, 2012
Last updated: June 29, 2012
Last verified: June 2012
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to find out whether an Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach and two home works integrated in three health education lessons can increase adolescents' active commuting to school and leisure-time physical activity and decrease their screen time.


Condition Intervention
Physical Activity
Screen Time
Active Commuting
Psychosocial Factors
Parental Interference
Behavioral: Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach
Behavioral: Usual health education

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Official Title: Integrating Internet-supported FeetEnergy Approach in Health Education Lessons to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Screen Time in Adolescents

Further study details as provided by UKK Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • change from baseline in meeting physical activity recommendation at 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • change from baseline in physical activity recommendation at 7 months [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • change from baseline in meeting screen time recommendation at 7 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to physical activity at 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • change from baseline in parental interference with physical activity of their child at 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • change from baseline in psychosocial factors related to screen time at 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • change from baseline in parental interference with screen time of their child at 1 month [ Time Frame: baseline and 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 1000
Study Start Date: August 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: May 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach
Schools which integrate Internet-supported approach with two home works in three health education lessons on physical activity
Behavioral: Internet-supported FeetEnergy approach
Three health education lessons and two homework's about increasing physical activity and reducing screen time
Active Comparator: Usual health education
Schools which follow their usual practices in carrying out health education classes on physical activity
Behavioral: Usual health education
Usual health education lessons

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years to 15 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • student's informed consent and an approval from his/her parent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no informed consent from the student and no approval from his/her parent
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01633918

Contacts
Contact: Minna M Aittasalo, DSc +358 3 2829267 minna.aittasalo@uta.fi
Contact: Tommi Vasankari, MD +358 3 2829201 tommi.vasankari@uta.fi

Locations
Finland
Aalto University Not yet recruiting
Espoo, Aalto, Finland, 00076
Sub-Investigator: Anna Broberg, MSc            
The UKK Institute for health Promotion Research Not yet recruiting
Tampere, Finland, 33501
Contact: Minna M Aittasalo, DSc     +358 3 2829267     minna.aittasalo@uta.fi    
Contact: Tommi Vasankari, MD     +358 3 2829201     tommi.vasankari@uta.fi    
Principal Investigator: Minna M Aittasalo, DSc            
Sub-Investigator: Olavi Paronen, MSc            
Sub-Investigator: Matti Pasanen, MSc            
Sub-Investigator: Anne-Mari Jussila, MSc            
Sub-Investigator: Harri Sievänen, DTech            
Sub-Investigator: Tommi Vasankari, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
UKK Institute
Ministry of Education and Culture
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Minna M Aittasalo, Dsc UKK Institute
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Minna Aittasalo, Doctor of Health Sciences, UKK Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01633918     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 166,02
Study First Received: June 27, 2012
Last Updated: June 29, 2012
Health Authority: Finland: Data Protection Board
Finland: National Advisory Board on Health Care Ethics
Finland: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Keywords provided by UKK Institute:
intervention
health education lessons
physical activity
screen time
health promotion
evaluation
RE-AIM

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013