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A primary school active break programme (ACTI-BREAK): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.
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A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of a Classroom-based Physical Activity Intervention on Executive Function, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in 8-12-year-old Children
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of In-Classroom Physical Activity Breaks on Children's Academic Performance, Cognition, Health Behaviours and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- Process evaluation of a classroom active break (ACTI-BREAK) program for improving academic-related and physical activity outcomes for students in years 3 and 4.BMC public health · 2019Trial
- Evaluation of a Pilot School-Based Physical Activity Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial-Active Schools: Skelmersdale.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- A school-level randomized preliminary study of in-classroom physical activity breaks among fifth graders.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Enhancing Physical Literacy Domains Through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Recess-Based Active Breaks: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of a Daily Mile Program During Recess on Physical Fitness in Adolescents: A Comparative Pilot Study of Weekly Frequency and Gender Differences Among Students in a Region of Spain.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Challenges and barriers in conducting school-based physical activity research: A narrative review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Review
- Effects of video-guided active breaks with curricular content on mental health and classroom climate in chilean schoolchildren aged 6 to 10: study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- In-classroom physical activity breaks program among school children in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Protocol Study: Resistance Training Program, Nutritional, Sleep, and Screen Use Recommendations in Schoolchildren from Educational Centers in the Extreme South of Chile.Methods and protocols · 2023Article
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- Can Enjoyment and Physical Self-Perception Mediate the Relationship between BMI and Levels of Physical Activity? Preliminary Results from the Regional Observatory of Motor Development in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of a Hybrid Program of Active Breaks and Responsibility on the Behaviour of Primary Students: A Mixed Methods Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Physical Activity in High School Classrooms: A Promising Avenue for Future Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Active School Breaks and Students' Attention: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Segmented sedentary time and physical activity patterns throughout the week from wrist-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers among children 7-12 years old.Journal of sport and health science · 2020Article
- Integrate Classroom Physical Activity in Schools.Journal of physical education, recreation & dance · 2019Article
- Effectiveness of a Motor Intervention Program on Motivation and Learning of English Vocabulary in Preschoolers: A Pilot Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of Single-Component Primary School Physical Activity Interventions to Inform the AS:Sk Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundLevels of overall physical activity have been shown to decline across childhood. Schools are considered ideal settings to promote physical activity as children spend a large amount of their waking hours at school. Time-efficient physical activity strategies that demonstrate a positive impact on academic-related outcomes are needed to enable physical activity to be prioritised in the school day. The ACTI-BREAK programme requires classroom teachers to integrate active breaks; 5-min bursts of moderate-intensity physical activity into their classroom routine. Active breaks have been shown to be effective in improving academic-related outcomes, a potentially appealing aspect for teachers and schools. The primary aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and potential efficacy of the ACTI-BREAK programme on children's academic achievement. Secondary aims are to explore the impact of ACTI-BREAK on children's on-task behaviour and objectively measured physical activity levels.
methodsACTI-BREAK is a 6-week, classroom-based, physical activity intervention. This pilot trial of the programme will be evaluated using a cluster randomised controlled design. Government primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia will be invited to participate in the programme in 2017. Randomisation will occur at the school level, with the aim to recruit six schools (three intervention and three control). The ACTI-BREAK programme is theoretically grounded, and was developed with input and guidance from current primary school teachers. Teachers from the intervention schools will receive a 45-min training session and be asked to incorporate ACTI-BREAKS into their classroom routine three times per day for 6 weeks. Intervention support will be provided via assisted delivery. The primary outcomes will be children's academic achievement in mathematics and reading. Children's on-task behaviour and school-day physical activity will be assessed as secondary outcomes. Process evaluation will also be carried out. DISCUSSION: The ACTI-BREAK programme has been designed to be a time-efficient, feasible and appealing approach to physical activity promotion for schools. This study will assess required teacher time commitment and the potential for the ACTI-BREAK programme to improve academic-related outcomes and school-day physical activity levels with the potential for a full-scale trial in the future.
trial registrationAustralia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, identifier ACTRN12617000602325 . Retrospectively registered on 27 April 2017.
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