From Surveillance to Intervention: Overview and Baseline Findings for the Active City of Liverpool Active Schools and SportsLinx (A-CLASS) Project

This paper outlines the implementation of a programme of work that started with the development of a population-level children's health, fitness and lifestyle study in 1996 (SportsLinx) leading to selected interventions one of which is described in detail: the Active City of Liverpool, Active S...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2018-03, Vol.15 (4), p.582
Main Authors: McWhannell, Nicola, Foweather, Lawrence, Graves, Lee E F, Henaghan, Jayne L, Ridgers, Nicola D, Stratton, Gareth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arm
Body Composition
Body fat
Body mass index
Bone composition
Cardiovascular System
Child
Children
Clinical trials
Collaboration
Exercise
Health Promotion
Heart diseases
Humans
Life Style
Medical research
Motion detection
Obesity
Physical activity
Physical education
Protocol
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
School Health Services
Schools
Self Concept
Skills
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Summary:This paper outlines the implementation of a programme of work that started with the development of a population-level children's health, fitness and lifestyle study in 1996 (SportsLinx) leading to selected interventions one of which is described in detail: the Active City of Liverpool, Active Schools and SportsLinx (A-CLASS) Project. The A-CLASS Project aimed to quantify the effectiveness of structured and unstructured physical activity (PA) programmes on children's PA, fitness, body composition, bone health, cardiac and vascular structures, fundamental movement skills, physical self-perception and self-esteem. The study was a four-arm parallel-group school-based cluster randomised controlled trial (clinical trials no. NCT02963805), and compared different exposure groups: a high intensity PA (HIPA) group, a fundamental movement skill (FMS) group, a PA signposting (PASS) group and a control group, in a two-schools-per-condition design. Baseline findings indicate that children's fundamental movement skill competence levels are low-to-moderate, yet these skills are inversely associated with percentage body fat. Outcomes of this project will make an important contribution to the design and implementation of children's PA promotion initiatives.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph15040582