Evaluation of Skipping Rope and Informational Pamphlet Among Adolescents in South Africa
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10-14
SponsorUniversity of KwaZulu
About this trial
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of providing a skipping rope and informational pamphlet to adolescents aged 10-14 years on their physical activity intentions and behaviors from baseline to 12-month follow-up when compared with adolescents of the same age who are not provided with any intervention. This study comprises a two-arm randomized controlled trial nested within an adolescent cohort, i.e. a 'randomized trial-within-cohort'. The intervention will include providing each participant with a skipping rope and a pamphlet with general instructions for skipping the rope and messages about the importance of physical activity. The investigators hypothesize that adolescents in a South African community who are provided with a skipping rope and an informational pamphlet on physical activity will engage in more physical activity behaviors and will report greater intentions to be physically active at a 12-month follow-up, compared to a control group of adolescents who do not receive the intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Study participant is between ages 10 and 14 years;
Minors (i.e. less than 18 years of age): the parents or guardians provide written informed consent;
Minors: the minor participant provides informed assent;
Study participant is a resident of the study area and intends to stay in the study area for the duration of the study;
Disqualifiers
Participants with physical disabilities that prevent them from doing physical activity will be excluded;
Those participants whose capacity to make meaningful decisions is in question because they are "cognitively impaired" will be excluded;
Individuals with communication difficulties will be excluded.
Study participants who report suicidal behaviors during baseline data collection will be excluded.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Skipping rope and informational pamphlet
Treatment groups
700 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of KwaZulu
Lead sponsor
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Collaborator
Africa Academy for Public Health
Collaborator
Heidelberg University
Collaborator
Technical University of Munich
Collaborator
USINGA Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov