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A school based pedometer competition among Year 9 pupils (12 - 14 years old) to promote physical activity (PA).
The intervention is separated into three main phases.
Phase One: A 10-week school competition using pedometers and a range of non-financial incentives e.g. t-shirts, pens, badges etc. (April - June 2015).
Phase Two: End of school competition but participants will still keep the pedometers. We will set them various challenges over the summer to keep active (July - Oct 2015).
Phase Three: Removal of all extrinsically motivation factors. Focus on PA maintenance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Experimental | The intervention group includes 150 participants aged 12-14 across three schools. Each participant has been given a Fitbit Zip pedometer to wear for a six month period and enrolled on the StepSmart challenge. Participants within the intervention group will take part in two competitions during this period.
Prizes of low monetary value will be given to participants based on competition performance |
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| Control | No Intervention | The control group for the study involves approximately 90 participants aged 12 - 14. across two schools. Participants within the control group will complete the same measures as the intervention group including wearing an actigraph GT3X accelerometer for a seven day period and completing all questionnaires at the same time points as the intervention group. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| The StepSmart Challenge | Behavioral | A six month pedometer based intervention designed to increase Physical Activity in school children |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from baseline in physical activity as assessed by Actigraph accelerometer | Actigraph accelerometer counts per minute and minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity | Baseline, 6 months and 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in mental wellbeing measured by the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale | Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale is a validated, self-report instrument assessing mental wellbeing. Possible scores range from range from 14-70, with higher scores indicating higher mental well-being | Baseline, 6 months and 1 year |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mark A Tully, PhD | Queen's University, Belfast | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 31832227 | Derived | Corepal R, Best P, O'Neill R, Kee F, Badham J, Dunne L, Miller S, Connolly P, Cupples ME, van Sluijs EMF, Tully MA, Hunter RF. A feasibility study of 'The StepSmart Challenge' to promote physical activity in adolescents. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2019 Nov 17;5:132. doi: 10.1186/s40814-019-0523-5. eCollection 2019. | |
| 29678971 | Derived |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D003163 | Competitive Behavior |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
| D012919 | Social Behavior |
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| Change in social support for physical activity measured by the social support for physical activity scale |
Social support for physical activity scale is a validated 5-item scale. Social support is measured as tghe sum of responses to four sub-scales including parental social support (3 items), parental encouragement (2 items), peer support (3 items), and teacher support (3 items). Each question is answered with a 4-point response format ranging from 1 (hardly ever or never) to 4 (every day). |
| Baseline, 6 months and 1 year |
| Change in future orientation and impulsivity measured using 8-item time preference scale | A previously validated 8-item time preference scale is included. Responses are summed to obtain a a future orientation and impulsivity score. High scores reflect future time orientation and greater impulsivity in decision making. | Baseline, 6 months and 1 year |
| Corepal R, Best P, O'Neill R, Tully MA, Edwards M, Jago R, Miller SJ, Kee F, Hunter RF. Exploring the use of a gamified intervention for encouraging physical activity in adolescents: a qualitative longitudinal study in Northern Ireland. BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 20;8(4):e019663. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019663. |
| 29169378 | Derived | Best P, Badham J, Corepal R, O'Neill RF, Tully MA, Kee F, Hunter RF. Network methods to support user involvement in qualitative data analyses: an introduction to Participatory Theme Elicitation. Trials. 2017 Nov 23;18(1):559. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2289-5. |