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dc.contributor.author | Prasangi, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dabare | - |
dc.contributor.author | Waidyatilaka, I. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jayawardena, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wickremasinghe, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Andrew, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hills | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wickramasinghe, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lanerolle, P. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-07T04:34:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-07T04:34:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Clinical Trials. 2019; 6(3): 129-137. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2349-3240(Print) | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2349-3259(Online) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/21520 | - |
dc.description | Not Indexed in MEDLINE. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Targeted strategies to enhance regular physical activity appear to be promising to promote health and well-being of adolescents. This article reports the design of a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based physical activity programme on the rate and duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sitting time including screen time, and health-related physical fitness parameters among 11-13 year-old adolescents. Methods: This is a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 360 adolescents from government schools in the Colombo Municipal Council area, Sri Lanka. An individual school was considered as a unit of randomization and the 12 selected schools were randomly assigned to one of two groups: control (six schools) and intervention groups (six schools). The intervention group follows a physical activity programme for 30 minutes on three school days per week, for three consecutive months in addition to the standard practice. The primary outcomes are moderate-to-vigorous physical activity rate and duration and sitting time including screen time. Secondary outcomes are the health-related physical fitness parameters: cardiovascular fitness, muscle fitness and flexibility, and body composition. All the outcomes are measured at baseline and three-months following the intervention. Discussion: The outcomes of this study will be an evidence-based intervention programme with the potential to be incorporated into the national education system thus promoting health and well-being of adolescents in Sri Lanka. Trial Registration: Registered at the Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry (SLCTR/2018/028). Keywords: Physical activity, Adolescents, Physical fitness, Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Medip Academy | en_US |
dc.subject | physical activity | en_US |
dc.title | School-based physical activity intervention in 11-13-year-olds: study protocol for cluster randomized controlled trial | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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