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dc.contributor.author | Norris, E | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dunsmuir, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Duke-Williams, O | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stamatakis, E | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shelton, N | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-11T11:55:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-27 | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-11T11:55:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016-07-27 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | BMJ open, 2016, 6 (6), pp. e011982 - ? | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011982 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/20801 | - |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION:Physical activity (PA) has been shown to be an important factor for health and educational outcomes in children. However, a large proportion of children's school day is spent in sedentary lesson-time. There is emerging evidence about the effectiveness of physically active lessons: integrating physical movements and educational content in the classroom. 'Virtual Traveller' is a novel 6-week intervention of 10-min sessions performed 3 days per week, using classroom interactive whiteboards to integrate movement into primary-school Maths and English teaching. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the effect of the Virtual Traveller intervention on children's PA, on-task behaviour and student engagement. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:This study will be a cluster-randomised controlled trial with a waiting-list control group. Ten year 4 (aged 8-9 years) classes across 10 primary schools will be randomised by class to either the 6-week Virtual Traveller intervention or the waiting-list control group. Data will be collected 5 times: at baseline, at weeks 2 and 4 of the intervention, and 1 week and 3 months postintervention. At baseline, anthropometric measures, 4-day objective PA monitoring (including 2 weekend days; Actigraph accelerometer), PA and on-task behaviour observations and student engagement questionnaires will be performed. All but anthropometric measures will be repeated at all other data collection points. Changes in overall PA levels and levels during different time-periods (eg, lesson-time) will be examined. Changes in on-task behaviour and student engagement between intervention groups will also be examined. Multilevel regression modelling will be used to analyse the data. Process evaluation will be carried out during the intervention period. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION:The results of this study will be disseminated through peer-review publications and conference presentations. Ethical approval was obtained through the University College London Research Ethics Committee (reference number: 3500-004). | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | UCL, National Health and Medical Research Council | en_US |
dc.format | Electronic | - |
dc.format.extent | e011982 - ? | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.subject | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject | Anthropometry | en_US |
dc.subject | Exercise | en_US |
dc.subject | Regression Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject | Program Evaluation | en_US |
dc.subject | Health Behavior | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Design | en_US |
dc.subject | Curriculum | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical Education and Training | en_US |
dc.subject | Schools | en_US |
dc.subject | Students | en_US |
dc.subject | Educational Measurement | en_US |
dc.subject | Child | en_US |
dc.subject | Health Promotion | en_US |
dc.subject | Female | en_US |
dc.subject | Male | en_US |
dc.subject | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.title | Protocol for the 'Virtual Traveller' cluster-randomised controlled trial: a behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity in primary-school Maths and English lessons. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011982 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | BMJ open | - |
pubs.issue | 6 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
pubs.volume | 6 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2044-6055 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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