Walking to School Supports

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced individual-level intervention delivered to 4th-6th graders to increase rates of walking to/from school. Up to 8 youth who do not already walk to school will be enrolled into the intervention. The theoretically-based intervention content will be delivered over 6 weeks through family-based telephone coaching sessions, ongoing short message service (SMS) text messaging, and activities and content on the study website.

Official Title
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Psychosocial Supports for Walking to School Paired With a Walking School Bus

Conditions
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Health Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Support for walking to school


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Parents of children enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school Parents/child dyads who completed the Phase 1 survey OR respond to recruitment attempts and express interest in walking to school. Included parent/child dyads will be: Those who do not participate in LINC program both before and after school 4+ days per week (child); Those who live within the school boundary and south of Meyer Blvd (i.e., close enough to an existing walking school bus route) or are willing to drop off and/or pick up the child at a place along an existing walking school bus route (i.e., remote drop off). Exclusion Criteria: Children not enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school Those who participate in LINC program both before and after school 4+ days per week (child); Those who do not live within the school boundary and south of Meyer Blvd (i.e., close enough to an existing walking school bus route) or are not willing to drop off and/or pick up the child at a place along an existing walking school bus route (i.e., remote drop off). We will exclude each of the following special populations: Adults unable to consent Prisoners Wards of the state Pregnant women may be included, but only in such capacity as parents of other children enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 13 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Psychosocial intervention<br>Text messaging and health coaching over the telephone to address goal setting, monitoring, motivation, problem solving, and related skills, delivered over 6 weeks. | Behavioral: Support for walking to school<br>* 5 modules that address psychosocial skills, with ongoing text messaging.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Acceptability of Intervention: Satisfaction Questionnaire | Acceptability and preferences related to intervention content will be measured using a questionnaire developed for this study (satisfaction questionnaire). Families (both parent and child responding together) will respond to 5 items asking about satisfaction with the intervention components. Items are rated on a 10-pt scale (minimum:1- maximum:10), with higher values indicating greater satisfaction. They will respond to two additional open-ended questions asking which aspects of the intervention they liked most and least. These qualitative items will be summarized. | at 6 weeks, immediately after completion of the intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frequency of Walking to School | Number of walking trips to/from school per week (0 to 10) will be assessed using a daily (Mon-Fri) tracking questionnaire completed through RedCap. | up to 6 weeks |