N/A
Completed N=1,543
Girls on the Move Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Middle School Girls
Physical Activity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01503333 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
1,543
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2018
Primary outcomePrimary: Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Post-intervention — 3.27; 3.27 mean minutes per hour — p=.207
Summary
The purpose of this school-based trial is to test the efficacy of an intervention to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among middle school girls. The 17-week "Girls on the Move" (GOTM) intervention has 3 components. Two individual-level components occurring during school hours include: (1) two face-to-face motivational, individually tailored counseling sessions with a school nurse, and (2) an interactive Internet-based session during which each girl receives motivational, individually tailored feedback messages (at 9 weeks). A group-level component, 90-minute Physical Activity (PA) Club provides an important venue after school that includes activities to assist girls in establishing a behavioral pattern of MVPA. The control condition will complete data collection activities and receive their usual school offerings.
The investigators hypothesize that immediately post-intervention, minutes of MVPA will be greater by 16 min./wk. in the intervention than control group; At 9 months post-intervention follow-up, minutes of MVPA will be greater in the intervention than control group; and immediately post-intervention, cardiovascular (CV) fitness will be higher and body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat will be lower in the intervention than control group.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Post-intervention |
3.27; 3.27 | .207 |
| SECONDARY Cardiovascular Fitness (Aerobic Performance) |
37.32; 37.51 | .018 sig |
| SECONDARY Body Mass Index (BMI) Z-score |
1.01; 0.99 | .191 |
| SECONDARY Percent Body Fat |
30.67; 30.30 | .007 sig |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 5th- 6th- and 7th-grade girls (ages 9-14; 8th-graders if needed in middle schools having only 7th- and 8th- grades)
- Available and willing to participate in PA Club 3 days/wk. for 17wks.
- Available for follow-up (9 mos. after intervention ends)
- Agree to random assignment
- Able to read, understand, and speak English.
Exclusion Criteria
- Involved in or planning to be involved in school or community sports or other organized PAs, such as dance lessons, that involve MVPA and require participation 3 or more days/wk. after school during every season of the school year
- A health condition precluding safe MVPA.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01503333). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.