The Impact of Texas Senate Bill 42 on Middle School Children's Level of Physical Activity

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity, Body Weight

In brief

The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to assess awareness of and adherence to Texas SB42 among a representative sample of public middle schools in Texas; and 2) to assess the impact of SB42 on the frequency of school PE class, the quality of school PE, and prevalence of child self-reported physical activity behaviors and child overweight along the Texas-Mexico border.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00672815

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

141

Starts

2006-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The study sample consisted of a representative sample of Texas public middle schools (112 schools) as well as a representative sample of Lower Rio Grande Valley middle schools (17 schools).

You may not qualify if…

• Middle schools that did not participate in the 2004-2005 School Physical Activity and Nutrition Project.

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston — Brownsville, Texas, United States

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