Long-term Evaluation of the FitSpirit Intervention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study evaluates the long-term effects of the FitSpirit extra-curricular, girl-only intervention on numerous health outcomes of adolescent girls.

Official Title
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The Impact of the FitSpirit Physical Activity Approach on Different Health Parameters of Canadian Adolescent Girls: the Protocol of a Large, Longitudinal Quasi-experimental Study

Conditions
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Sedentary Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: FitSpirit intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Attend high-school registered to FitSpirit Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

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: FitSpirit Intervention<br>FitSpirit physical activities and events are organized by participants' schools during the school year. Girl-only activities such as physical activity sessions, speaking engagements, turnkey running program and special events can be offered. The number, type and frequency of activities are decided by each school. | Behavioral: FitSpirit intervention<br>* The study evaluates the effects of the FitSpirit intervention on divers health markers of adolescents. Participants freely register to the intervention via their school. Physical activities and event are organized by the schools with the help of the FitSpirit organization.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical activity participation | An online questionnaire assesses physical activity participation. It is measured using the number of days per week the participant are active more than 60 min/day (scale 0 to 7 days/week). | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | 
| Eating habits | An online questionnaire assesses eating habits. They are measured using the number of servings consumed per week for each of the different food categories (fruits, vegetables, juice, milk products, sweetened beverages, and fast food). No aggregation is done. | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | 
| Sleep habits | An online questionnaire assesses sleep habits. They are evaluated based on the usual number of hours of sleep (hours per night). | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | 
| Physical self-efficacy | Physical self-efficacy is assessed using an online questionnaire by asking the participants their level of agreement with 12 statements, using a 5 level scale. Points are attributed to each answer (Disagree totally: 1; Somewhat disagree: 2; Neutral: 3; Somewhat agree: 4; Agree totally: 5). Total score is used to compare the participants and highest score represents a better outcome. | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | 
| Physical self-perception | Physical self-perception is evaluated using an online questionnaire presenting 2 sets of 7 silhouettes. Participants identify first the silhouette representing best their current body image. They then identify the silhouette representing their desired body image (slimmest silhouette: 1 point; fattest silhouette: 7 points). Satisfaction of body image is calculated by the difference between the 2 answers. Smaller difference score represent better satisfaction of body image. | Markers re evaluated at the beginning and the end of each school years (approximately 7 months appart) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Exercise