NCT03440580.
| Study name | BOOSTH: Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Schools in Combination With Serious Gaming |
| Methods |
Type of trial: efficacy Allocation: randomised Intervent:ion model: parallel assignment Masking: none (open‐label) |
| Participants |
Estimated number of schools: − Estimated number of students: 1240 Inclusion criteria (school): located in the Limburg‐region of the Netherlands; at least 25 students enrolled in Grades 5, 6, 7; school works with a technological device with Bluetooth option to synchronise activity points Exclusion criteria (school): schools with plans to merge with another school or to relocate in the upcoming year Inclusion criteria (students): boys and girls in fifth to seventh grades Exclusion criteria (students): children who are wheelchair‐dependent |
| Interventions |
Intervention: the intervention school will receive the BOOSTH intervention: Boosth activity tracker, Boosth sync app, Boosht game app. BOOSTH as a serious game is used as a tool to motivate children to perform more PA. BOOSTH uses the combination of a smartphone game and a pedometer that assesses daily PA by measuring steps/d. The BOOSTH activity monitor is a wrist‐worn activity monitor that is able to provide online feedback on the child's PA levels. Moreover, BOOSTH is a reward‐based game, as a child is given incentive to increase PA level, to acquire activity points, which can be used later to unlock levels and to progress in the BOOSTH game Comparator: standard curriculum |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcome: moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes/d) with accelerometer Secondary outcomes: change in step count, change in physical activity behaviour, BMI z‐score, motivation toward physical activity, screen time, quality of life, cardiovascular alterations (pulse wave velocity and retinal image), blood pressure, aerobic fitness Other outcomes: comprehensive general parenting questionnaire, parenting practices questionnaire, process evaluation |
| Starting date |
Trial start date: 17 August 2018 Trial completion date: 31 December 2020 (anticipated) |
| Contact information | Responsible Party/Principal Investigator: Dr. Anita Vreugdenhil, Dr. Gabrielle ten velde |
| Notes |