NCT06242990

The Youth - Physical Activity Towards Health Intervention in Northern Ireland

Developing and Feasibility Testing the Youth - Physical Activity Towards Health Intervention in Post-primary Schools in Northern Ireland

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Ulster · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Y-PATH programme is an evidence-based intervention programme that has been found to be successful at increasing levels of physical activity in school children in the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Heart Foundation collaborated with Dublin City University and University College Cork to disseminate the programme nationally. The intervention programme aims to improve physical activity levels of adolescents through education about the importance of physical activity for health and the development of fundamental movement skills, which are basic movements associated with physical activity, such as, catching, throwing, and running. The main aims of the Y-PATH NI study are: * To explore Y-PATH as an intervention 'template', to lead the development of a research-informed model suitable for feasibility testing in a Northern Ireland context (Y-PATH NI). * To undertake feasibility testing of the Y-PATH NI multi-component intervention aimed at increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-14 year olds. * To conduct a process evaluation to determine primarily fidelity, but also acceptance and sustainability of the Y-PATH NI intervention.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Y-PATH NI	The Y-PATH NI intervention provides a whole of school approach with student, teacher, parent and guardian components. Student components: Y-PATH resources delivered by physical education teachers (6 lesson plans, resource cards to use as teaching prompts), student handbook. Posters are also displayed in the sports hall/ PE department. Teacher components: Teachers will receive online and in-person training to deliver the Y-PATH programme. This component also targets all non-specialist PE teachers and includes workshops, information leaflets, development of a physical activity promotion charter and a step challenge. Parent/guardian components: Information session and leaflets distributed across the intervention period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-23
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2025-03-01
• First posted: 2024-02-05
• Last updated: 2024-05-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom