Koshu GRoup Activity, Active Play and Exercise (GRAPE) Study: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol of a School-Based Intervention among Japanese Children

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Yuka Akiyama¹  Miri Sato¹  Zentaro Yamagata¹  Hiroshi Yokomichi¹  Hayato Sugita²  Daisuke Ando²  Kaori Yamaguchi³  Mitsuya Yamakita⁴ 

[1] Department of Health Sciences, Basic Science for Clinical Medicine, Division of Medicine, Graduate School Department of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan;Division of Human Sciences, Faculty of Education, Graduate School Department of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan;Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan;Faculty of Nursing, Yamanashi Prefectural University, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0062, Japan;

关键词: physical activity;    sedentary behaviour;    wrist-worn activity trackers;    bone mass;    cluster randomised controlled trial;    school-aged children;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18073351

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

School-based programmes need to be effective, easy for all, easy to perform within a short duration, and inexpensive. However, no studies have reported whether voluntarily and very short-time active play programmes contribute to improved health outcomes. This study aims to describe the GRoup activity, Active Play and Exercise (GRAPE) cluster randomised controlled trial that examined whether active play interventions of very short durations contribute to increasing physical activity (PA) and bone mass among school-aged children. The trial was conducted in 2018 from January to June, and the activity comprised ≥2 children jumping together for approximately 10 s per session, at least five times a day (approximately 1 min/day). School clusters, pair-matched as per school size (total number of children) and region, were randomly allocated to either intervention or wait-list control groups. The primary outcomes comprised objectively measured changes in PA levels (moderate-to-vigorous PA) evaluated using wrist-worn activity trackers from baseline to the one-year follow-up (six-month post-intervention follow-up) and changes in bone mass evaluated using calcaneus quantitative ultrasound parameters. This study could describe the problems and challenges in school-based PA intervention studies and present findings that could make a potentially important contribution to health education and PA promotion.

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