Trial reportChildhood obesity (Print)2015
A classroom-based physical activity intervention for urban kindergarten and first-grade students: a feasibility study.
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Evaluation of CHAM JAM (Previously Known as the Moving Smart) Intervention in Increasing Physical Activity in Bronx Elementary School Students
Promoting Asthma Guidelines and Management Through Technology-Based Intervention and Care Coordination
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-related sedentary behaviours and indicators of health and well-being among children and youth: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review of the use and reporting of evaluation frameworks within evaluations of physical activity interventions.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- Statistical methods to model and evaluate physical activity programs, using step counts: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Introducing physically active lessons in UK secondary schools: feasibility study and pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2019Trial
- Multicomponent intervention for schoolchildren with asthma: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025Article
- Effects of flexible learning spaces, active breaks, and active lessons on sedentary behaviors, physical activity, learning, and musculoskeletal health in school-aged children: a scoping review.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Review
- Aligning Organizational Priorities and System Policies to Support Implementation Scale-Up of a Tailored Classroom-Based Physical Activity Intervention in Low-Resource Schools.The Journal of school health · 2023Article
- Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2021Article
- A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis Resulting in a Typology of Elementary Classroom Movement Integration Interventions.Sports medicine - open · 2020Review
- Parental Perspectives of Barriers to Physical Activity in Urban Schoolchildren With Asthma.Academic pediatrics · 2018Article
- Four Months of a School-Based Exercise Program Improved Aerobic Fitness and Clinical Outcomes in a Low-SES Population of Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Children With Asthma.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundUrban elementary schools in minority communities with high obesity prevalence may have limited resources for physical education (PE) to achieve daily activity recommendations. Little is known whether integrating physical activity (PA) into classrooms can increase activity levels of students attending such schools.
methodsWe conducted a cluster randomized, controlled trial among kindergarten and first-grade students from four Bronx, New York, schools to determine feasibility and impact of a classroom-based intervention on students' PA levels. Students in two intervention schools received the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Joining Academics and Movement (CHAM JAM), an audio CD consisting of 10-minute, education-focused aerobic activities led by teachers three times a day. PA was objectively measured by pedometer. Each subject wore a sealed pedometer during the 6-hour school day for 5 consecutive days at baseline (Time 1) and 8 weeks postintervention (Time 2). Hierarchical linear models were fit to evaluate differences in mean number of steps between the two groups.
resultsA total of 988 students participated (intervention group, n=500; control group, n=488). There was no significant difference at baseline between the two groups on mean number of steps (2581 [standard deviation (SD), 1284] vs. 2476 [SD, 1180]; P=0.71). Eight weeks post-CHAM JAM, intervention group students took significantly greater mean number of steps than controls (2839 [SD, 1262] vs. 2545 [SD, 1153]; P=0.0048) after adjusting for baseline number of steps and other covariates (grade, gender, recess, and PE class). CHAM JAM was equally effective in gender, grade level, and BMI subgroups.
conclusionsCHAM JAM significantly increased school-based PA among kindergarten and first-grade students in inner-city schools. This approach holds promise as a cost-effective means to integrate the physical and cognitive benefits of PA into high-risk schools.
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