Developing and Testing an Implementation Strategy for Active Learning to Promote Physical Activity in Children

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston301 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to develop an implementation strategy to improve the use and sustainment of active learning in elementary schools and to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the impact of the developed implementation strategy on the implementation and effectiveness of active learning.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

301

Conditions

Physical Activity

Interventions

Implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activityBEHAVIORAL

The experimental arm includes using a multifaceted implementation strategy to support the use of classroom-based physical activity approaches. The strategy consists of a series of leadership trainings designed to help them support teachers, teacher trainings to build skills, and a monthly newsletter to reinforce implementation and provide access to existing resources.

Usual implementation supportBEHAVIORAL

Usual support consists of the potential to access general resources from the district wellness department. These resources include access to funds to send staff to external trainings and general guidance for how to use active learning approaches.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * lead teachers who teach kindergarten to fifth grade * children in kindergarten to fifth grade Exclusion Criteria: * non English or Spanish speaking

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability of Active Learning Among Teachers as Assessed by the Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM)

The Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM) total score is from 1 to 5, with higher scores representing higher levels of acceptability.

Time frame: Baseline

Acceptability of Active Learning Among Teachers as Assessed by the Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM)

The Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM) total score is from 1 to 5, with higher scores representing higher levels of acceptability.

Time frame: Approximately 7 months after baseline

Acceptability of Active Learning Among Teachers as Assessed by the Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM)

The Acceptability of Implementation Measure (AIM) total score is from 1 to 5, with higher scores representing higher levels of acceptability.

Time frame: Approximately 13 months after baseline

Implementation Fidelity as Assessed by Self-reported Implementation Logs to Assess Dose of Delivery

Implementation logs will be completed weekly throughout the study and dose of delivery is the number of minutes per day of active learning used.

Time frame: Baseline

Implementation Fidelity as Assessed by Self-reported Implementation Logs to Assess Dose of Delivery

Implementation logs will be completed weekly throughout the study and dose of delivery is the number of minutes per week of active learning used.

Time frame: Approximately 7 months after baseline

Implementation Fidelity as Assessed by Self-reported Implementation Logs to Assess Dose of Delivery

Implementation logs will be completed weekly throughout the study and dose of delivery is the number of minutes per day of active learning used.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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