Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Across the Curriculum (A+PAAC)

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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There is currently considerable interest in both improving academic achievement (No Child Left Behind) and reducing the rates of obesity and its associated negative health consequences in elementary school students. Increased physical activity (PA) offers a potential intervention to address both issues. Evidence is available which suggests an association of PA with both academic achievement and obesity, and an association between obesity and academic achievement. To provide increased PA while maintaining academic instruction time, we developed a program we call Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC) in which regular classroom teachers were trained to deliver academic lessons using moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 20 minutes/d, 5 days/wk. This study is looking to compare academic achievement between students in elementary schools that participate in academic lessons taught through MVPA (PAAC) to students that do not (CON).

Official Title
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Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Across the Curriculum (A+PAAC)

Conditions
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Intelligence, Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: A+PAAC
* Behavioral: CON


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Grade 2 or 3 Student at one of the randomly selected elementary schools Students that agree to complete assessments Signed parental consent form Signed child assent form Exclusion Criteria: Students that do not agree to complete assessments

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 7 Years
Maximum Age: 10 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: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: A+PAAC<br>Lessons delivered using A+PAAC | Behavioral: A+PAAC<br>* academic lessons delivered by regular classroom teachers using moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 20 minutes/day, 5 days/week.<br>|
| Active Comparator: CON<br>Regular sedentary lessons | Behavioral: CON<br>* lessons taught by regular classroom teachers using traditional/regular sedentary lessons<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Changes in Academic Achievement in Elementary Students | Changes in academic achievement between students in elementary schools that participate in a program that delivers academic lessons taught through MVPA (A+PAAC) to students in elementary schools that do not receive academic lessons taught through MVPA (CON) | Baseline to 3 Years | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assessment of Cognitive Function | Changes in attentional control and academic achievement | Baseline to 3 Years | 
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | Change in the BMI over course of the study. | Baseline to 3 Years | 
| Cardiovascular (CV) Fitness and Daily Physical Activity (PA) | Changes in CV Fitness and PA and its impact on cognitive control of attention and academic achievement | Baseline to 3 Years | 
| Change in Attention-to-Task |  | Baseline to 3 Years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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academic achievement, elementary school, physical activity, exercise