Evaluation of Skipping Rope and Informational Pamphlet Among Adolescents in South Africa

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Conditions studied: Moderate-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06516549

Run by

University of KwaZulu

People needed

700

Starts

2024-10-01

Expected to finish

2025-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-22

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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;

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• University of KwaZulu-Natal — Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (enrolling)

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