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The goal of this observational study is to find out whether an intervention designed to improve physical activity levels and movement skills is practical and acceptable for children aged 7-11 years with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder.
The intervention will be designed with input from people with lived experience, including professionals working in schools, physical education, sport, health services, and charities, as well as parents and families. The study will explore whether this type of intervention can be realistically delivered in special educational needs schools as part of their usual day-to-day activities.
The main question the study aims to answer is:
• Is an intervention to improve physical activity and motor skills feasible and acceptable for special educational needs schools?
Participating schools will implement the intervention for six weeks. Several outcomes related to feasibility and acceptability will be measured to understand how well the intervention works in a school setting.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Matters | Other | A multi-component intervention comprising of Teacher/Coach Training, School-Based Physical Activity, Family Co-Participation in PA, Parent Education, School Multi-Skill Event, Use of Role Models. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| School Eligibility Rate (Screening Log Assessment) | Percentage of all SEND schools in the target area that meet predefined inclusion criteria, assessed using a school eligibility screening log. | Baseline |
| Participant Recruitment Rate (Consent Form Return Log) | Percentage of eligible children who return completed parent/carer consent forms, recorded using a consent tracking log. | Baseline |
| Completion Rate of Motor Competence (BOT-2), Physical Activity (Accelerometry), and Anthropometric (Stature and Body Mass) Measures | Percentage of recruited participants who complete all baseline and follow-up assessments using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2), Accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X worn on the non dominant wrist for 7-days), stature measured to the nearest 0.1cm and body mass to the nearest 0.1 kg. | Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Loss to Follow-Up Rate (Child-Level Outcome Assessment Completion Log) | Percentage of recruited participants who do not complete any follow-up assessments, recorded using the study assessment tracking log. | Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Intervention Dose Delivered (Teacher Implementation Log) | Adherence to the Movement Matters intervention measured using a fidelity checklist completed by teachers | Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Teacher and Coach Acceptability (Post-Training Acceptability Questionnaire) | Study-specific post-training acceptability questionnaire consisting of 5-point Likert scale items assessing satisfaction, perceived usefulness, and appropriateness of the training. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Physical Activity Levels (Measured by accelerometry) | Change in physical activity levels from baseline to 6 weeks measured using ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer worn on the non-dominant wrist at baseline and follow-up for 7-days. Physical activity will be quantified as average minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day. | Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pupils within Special Educational Needs and Disability schools in the North-West Region of England
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool John Moores University | Liverpool | United Kingdom |
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| Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Intervention Acceptability (Teacher Post-Intervention Acceptability Questionnaire) | Teacher satisfaction with the intervention measured using a structured post-intervention acceptability questionnaire including 5-point Likert scale items assessing overall satisfaction (not at all satisfied to very satisfied), perceived ease of use, and perceived burden (strongly disagree to strongly agree), as well as open-ended qualitative feedback questions. | Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Change in Motor Competence (Measured by BOT-2) | Change in motor competence from baseline to 6 weeks measured using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2). Motor competence is scored according to the BOT-2 manual, first receiving a raw score then converted to point score. | Baseline to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D008607 | Intellectual Disability |
| D000067877 | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D002659 | Child Development Disorders, Pervasive |
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