Walk to School and Physical Activity

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Physical Activity

In brief

The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the effect of walking to school for one week on total physical activity and patterns of physical activity in third, fourth and fifth grade students.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00186134

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

30

Starts

2004-10-01

Expected to finish

2005-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-09-16

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade at participating school

You may not qualify if…

• Currently walking or bicycling to school at least 4 times per week
• Physical or mental disability that would prevent walking to school under adult supervision.

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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