Trial reportAmerican journal of preventive medicine2018
Effects of Before-School Physical Activity on Obesity Prevention and Wellness.
Trial report in American journal of preventive medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03190135 (Evaluation of the Build Our Kids' Success), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of the Build Our Kids' Success (BOKS) Before-school Physical Activity Program
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of before-school physical activity programs on preschool and school children: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2022Guideline
- 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
- Environmental Physical Activity Cues and Children's Active vs. Sedentary Recreation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Evaluation of a comprehensive school physical activity program: Be a Champion!Evaluation and program planning · 2019Trial
- Physical Activity Before, During, and After the School Day and Its Impact on Positive Psychological Variables: A Systematic Review and Practical Guide.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Changes in the Adjusted Body Mass Index (BMI) Percentile Among Children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Associations between physical exercise and social-emotional competence in primary school children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The need for tailoring school-based physical activity interventions: preliminary insights into body weight and cross-country differences from the DELICIOUS project.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- School-based physical activity and health-related fitness in Mediterranean students: findings from the DELICIOUS project.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effect of dietary antioxidant quality score on tobacco smoke exposure and asthma in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- The Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Program on Physical Fitness in Egyptian Children: A Pilot Study from the DELICIOUS Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Impact of an After-School Physical Activity Program on Children's Physical Activity and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effect of an After-School Physical Activity Program on Children's Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nova Scotia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical activity and exercise alter cognitive abilities, and brain structure and activity in obese children.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Racial Disparities in Obesity Treatment Among Children and Adolescents.Current obesity reports · 2021Review
- Evaluating the Implementation of a Before-School Physical Activity Program: A Mixed-Methods Approach in Massachusetts, 2018.Preventing chronic disease · 2020Article
- Influence of a Physical Exercise Program in the Anxiety and Depression in Children with Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effects of a before-school program on student physical activity levels.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Using Theory to DevelopFrontiers in public health · 2019Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe effects of Build Our Kids Success-a 12-week, 1-hour before-school physical activity program-on BMI and social-emotional wellness among kindergarten to eighth grade students was examined. STUDY
designThis was a nonrandomized trial. SETTING/
participantsParticipants were from 24 schools in Massachusetts; there were 707 children from kindergarten to eighth grade.
interventionChildren registered for Build Our Kids Success in 2015-2016 participated in a 2 days/week or 3 days/week program. Nonparticipating children served as controls.
main outcome measuresAt baseline and 12 weeks, study staff measured children's heights/weights; children aged ≥8 years completed surveys. Main outcomes were 12-week change in BMI z-score, odds of a lower BMI category at follow-up, and child report of social-emotional wellness. Analyses were completed in March-June 2017.
resultsFollow-up BMI was obtained from 67% of children and self-reported surveys from 72% of age-eligible children. Children in the 3 days/week group had improvements in BMI z-score (-0.22, 95% CI= -0.31, -0.14) and this mean change was significantly different than the comparison group (-0.17 difference, 95% CI= -0.27, -0.07). Children in the 3 days/week group also had higher odds of being in a lower BMI category at follow-up (OR=1.35, 95% CI=1.12, 1.62); significantly different than the comparison group (p<0.01). Children in the 2 days/week program had no significant changes in BMI outcomes. Children in the 3 days/week group demonstrated improvement in their student engagement scores (0.79 units, p=0.05) and had nonsignificant improvements in reported peer relationships, affect, and life satisfaction versus comparison. The 2 days/week group had significant improvements in positive affect and vitality/energy versus comparison.
conclusionsA 3 days/week before-school physical activity program resulted in improved BMI and prevented increases in child obesity. Both Build Our Kids Success groups had improved social-emotional wellness versus controls.
trial registrationThis study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT03190135.
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