Evaluation of the BOKS Before-school Physical Activity Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity, Affect, Physical Activity, Fitness

In brief

BOKS, Build Our Kids' Success, is a before-school physical activity program that has been implemented in over 2,000 elementary and middle schools. Students participate in the program for 12 weeks, two or three mornings per week for about 1 hour per session. This study if a non-randomized control trial seeking to 1) examine the extent to which participation in the before-school BOKS program improves, health, well-being, and performance, and 2) compare the results of a two-day-per-week versus a three-day-per-week program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03190135

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

1250

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-16

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participating school
• Child age 5-14 years

You may not qualify if…

• No valid parental consent
• Missing group assignment

Where it is running

• Plymouth Public Schools — Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Quincy Public Schools — Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
• Weymouth Public Schools — Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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