title: Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: the MOVE Project.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of 2 interventions in improving the physical activity and well-being of secondary school children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A clustered randomised controlled trial; classes, 1 per school, were assigned to 1 of 3 intervention arms or a control group based on a 2×2 factorial design. The interventions were peer-mentoring and participative learning. Year 7 children (aged 11-12) in the peer-mentoring intervention were paired with year 9 children for 6 weekly mentoring meetings. Year 7 children in the participative learning arm took part in 6 weekly geography lessons using personalised physical activity and Global Positioning System (GPS) data. Year 7 children in the combined intervention received both interventions, with the year 9 children only participating in the mentoring sessions.
  
  
  METHODS
  1494 year 7 students from 60 schools in the North of England took part in the trial. Of these, 43 students opted out of taking part in the evaluation measurements, 2 moved teaching group and 58 changed school. Valid accelerometry outcome data were collected for 892 students from 53 schools; and well-being outcome data were available for 927 students from 52 schools.
  
  
  METHODS
  The primary outcomes were mean minutes of accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity per day, and well-being as evaluated by the KIDSCREEN-27 questionnaire. These data were collected 6 weeks after the intervention; a 12-month follow-up is planned.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant effects (main or interaction) were observed for the outcomes. However, small positive differences were found for both outcomes for the participative learning intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that the 2 school-based interventions did not modify levels of physical activity or well-being within the period monitored. Change in physical activity may require more comprehensive individual behavioural intervention, and/or more system-based efforts to address wider environmental influences such as family, peers, physical environment, transport and educational policy.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  ISRCTN82956355.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Tymms
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
authors.forename: Ash C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Routen
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Katie H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bolden
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.affiliation: Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK National Institute for Health Research, Bristol Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Ashley R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Julian G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Helen J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Carolyn D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Summerbell
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tiffin
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, University of Durham, Stockton-on-Tees, UK.
authors.forename: Adetayo S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kasim
mesh_terms: D061725:Accelerometry; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D004739:England; D015444:Exercise; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D009043:Motor Activity; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: MENTAL HEALTH; SPORTS MEDICINE