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

Purpose

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.

Condition

Physical Activity

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 5 Years
Eligible Sex: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria

lead teachers who teach kindergarten to fifth grade - children in kindergarten to fifth grade

Exclusion Criteria

non English or Spanish speaking

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Masking: None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental Implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activity		Behavioral: Implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activity 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.
Active Comparator Usual implementation support		Behavioral: Usual implementation support 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.

More Details

Status: Completed
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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