OLYMPIC-S: Outcomes of a Life-stYle Multicomponent Physical-activity Intervention in Children at School | NCT07737548

NCT07737548

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07737548
Lead Sponsor: Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i GurinaOTHER
Official Title: Escola Olímpica: Intervenció Escolar Per a l'Increment de l'Activitat física i d'hàbits Saludables Dels Infants a través de la gamificació
Brief Summary: OLYMPIC-S is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating a four-month school-based intervention designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and promote healthy habits among children in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of primary school. Fifteen schools and approximately 1,200 children will participate. Schools will be randomized to the Olympic School intervention or to a control group continuing usual school activities.

Intervention schools will introduce 15 minutes of physical activity during each school day. Teachers may choose between outdoor walking or running activities based on The Daily Mile or structured movement video sessions from the Born to Move programme. A gamified web platform will record the activity performed, display each school's collective progress through an Olympic journey, unlock educational content and reinforce messages related to physical activity, healthy eating, hydration and sleep.

Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and immediately after the four-month intervention. The primary outcome is daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity measured using the PAU-7S questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include dietary habits, fruit and water consumption, sleep, emotional well-being, health-related quality of life, adherence, platform use, feasibility and acceptability. Post-intervention focus groups with children and teachers will complement the quantitative evaluation.

Status and Timeline

Status: Active, not recruiting
Last Update Posted: Jul 31, 2026Actual
Start Date: Feb 2, 2026Actual
Primary Completion Date: Sep 2026Estimated
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Yes
Eligibility Criteria: The intervention content is intended for approximately 8-12-year-old children, but the actual lower and upper age limits should be based on the expected ages of pupils in the participating fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade classes.

Inclusion Criteria:

Enrolled in the fourth, fifth or sixth grade at a participating primary school.

Parent or legal guardian has provided written informed consent.

Child has provided informed assent.

Child is able to complete the study questionnaires with the support normally available during classroom administration.

Child is expected to remain enrolled at the participating school throughout the four-month intervention period.

Exclusion Criteria:

Written parental or legal-guardian consent has not been obtained.

The child does not provide assent or withdraws assent.

The child cannot participate in the study assessments according to the criteria established in the approved protocol.

Teacher focus-group eligibility:

Inclusion criteria:

Teachers or other school staff who directly participated in implementing Olympic School at an intervention school and who provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

Teachers or school staff who did not participate directly in implementation or who do not consent to the audio-recorded focus group.

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 893Actual
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: No data available
Locations: IDIAPJGol

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Participant Group/Arms

Olympic School interventionExperimental

Schools allocated to the experimental group will implement the Olympic School programme for four months. On each school day, participating classes will undertake 15 minutes of teacher-led physical activity. Teachers may choose between outdoor walking or running based on The Daily Mile principles or structured movement video sessions from Born to Move programme. The activity will be supported by a gamified web platform that records activity minutes, displays collective progress through an Olympic journey, unlocks cities and educational materials, and presents brief health messages concerning physical activity, fruit consumption, hydration and sleep. Schools will also receive a physical progress poster and symbolic recognition will be provided at the end of the programme.

Behavioral: Olympic School

Usual School ActivitiesNo Intervention

Schools allocated to the control group will continue their usual educational and physical activity practices. They will not have access to the Olympic School web platform during the four-month study period.