Addressing Barriers to Physical Activity in Inner-City Schoolchildren With Asthma

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This proposal will address the existent gaps in the literature by identifying barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity in inner-city minority elementary schoolchildren with asthma, more that half of whom are also overweight; developing and refining a school-based intervention in partnership with the community to improve physical activity; and conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial of the intervention to determine feasibility and obtain preliminary data for a future large-scale trial.

Detailed Description
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Four schools have been recruited for pilot wait-listed cluster randomized clinical trial to determine feasibility for a large-scaled trial. Community-based participatory research approach was utilized to develop an intervention that will be delivered to two schools. Two control schools will receive intervention during year 2 of the study.

Official Title
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Addressing Barriers to Physical Activity in Inner-City Schoolchildren With Asthma

Conditions
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Children, Physical Activity, Asthma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: asthma physical activity intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: children with active asthma attending 2nd-4th grades in Bronx Exclusion Criteria: other medical conditions preventing participation in physical activity

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 7 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: asthma physical activity intervention<br>two schools will receive intervention | Behavioral: asthma physical activity intervention<br>* School- and community-based intervention includes several components: a classroom-based physical activity program, asthma awareness week at the school, asthma education for parents and students enrolled in the study, collaboration with child's physician to ensure proper medical treatment of child's asthma asthma education for school personnel<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change in physical activity levels | physical activity levels will be measured with accelerometers | baseline, 6, 9, 12 months follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change in Body Mass Index | BMI will be assessed by measuring height and weight of children | baseline, 6, 9 and 12 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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asthma, children, physical activity, school