Co-creating active middle school communities to boost student physical activity
Official title: Co-Creating and Implementing Contextually Responsive Physical Activity Interventions With Middle School Adolescents
Run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · NCT06970067 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will try community-designed strategies to increase active transport and leisure physical activity for 6th-grade students and their families.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 11 Years to 99 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 450 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Austin, Texas) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 2, 2026 |
| Main results expected | August 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | May 11, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06970067 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are 6th-grade students enrolled at participating middle schools and their parent or guardian who live in the same household within the school's catchment area, with the child speaking English and the parent speaking English or Spanish.
✕Probably not a fit
Children with medical conditions that preclude or limit physical activity or those unable to complete written surveys are unlikely to benefit from the intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
The study uses a community-engaged, mixed-methods approach to identify neighborhood- and school-level barriers and supports for active transport and leisure physical activity. Researchers will work with students, parents, and local residents to co-create intervention strategies, then pilot and measure their short- and longer-term effects on student activity behaviors. Data collection includes surveys and activity-related measures from parent–child dyads enrolled in participating 6th-grade schools within the school catchment. The project is led by UTHealth School of Public Health in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin and NIMHD.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the interventions could increase regular physical activity among middle school students and create sustainable community supports for active transport and leisure.
How similar studies have gone: Some multi-component school and community interventions have produced modest increases in youth activity, but co-created, transport-focused approaches in middle schools are relatively novel and less tested.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian and child/adolescent dyads * Child/adolescent must be enrolled in the 6th grade at participating schools at baseline * Parent/guardian and child/adolescent must reside in the same household * Parent/guardian and child/adolescent must reside within the school catchment area (school community) * Parent/guardian must speak English or Spanish * Child/adolescent must speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Child/adolescent has a condition that precludes or decreases participation in physical activity * Child/adolescent cannot complete a written survey
Where it's running
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Austin, Texas, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Deanna M Hoelscher, PhD
- Email: Deanna.M.Hoelscher@uth.tmc.edu
- Phone: (512) 391-2510
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.