Co-creating active middle school communities to boost student physical activity
Co-Creating and Implementing Contextually Responsive Physical Activity Interventions With Middle School Adolescents
This project will try community-designed strategies to increase active transport and leisure physical activity for 6th-grade students and their families.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 450 (estimated) |
| Ages | 11 Years to 99 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Austin, Texas) |
| Trial ID | NCT06970067 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
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.
Who should consider this trial
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.
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.
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 performed: 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.
Eligibility criteria
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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 this trial is running
Austin, Texas
- 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
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.