RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06970067

Co-Creating Active Middle School Communities to Increase Student Physical Activity

Co-Creating and Implementing Contextually Responsive Physical Activity Interventions With Middle School Adolescents

Sponsor

Deanna Hoelscher

Enrollment

450 participants

Start Date

Mar 2, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Physical Activity

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify community-level barriers and facilitators for active transport and leisure physical activity and to co-create and test the effectiveness and longer-term sustainability of community-based physical activity intervention strategies in middle schools. Participation in this study may help the investigators and scientific community better understand and address child physical activity and health. This study will collect information about middle school children's physical activity behaviors, habits, knowledge, and activity. The UTHealth School of Public Health is leading the study together with the University of Texas at Austin.

Eligibility

Min Age: 11 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is working with schools, parents, and sixth-grade students to co-design and test programs that encourage more physical activity in the school community, recognizing that children are more active when their families and environments support it. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a parent or guardian of a 6th grade student at one of the participating schools - Both you and your child live in the school's catchment area - You and your child live in the same household - You speak English or Spanish - Your child is currently enrolled in 6th grade at a participating school **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your child is not enrolled in 6th grade at a participating school - You do not live in the school catchment area - You do not speak English or Spanish - Your child has a medical condition that prevents physical activity participation (depending on protocol details) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALActive Middle School Communities

This intervention will engage multi-sectoral and multi-generational community members and middle school students to co-produce (co-design, co-implementation, and co-evaluation) contextually-responsive intervention strategies to improve access to active transport and leisure, resulting in increased physical activity and decreased risk for chronic disease in middle school communities. This intervention will use community-based participatory methods, with resources provided for changes in the built environment around the school catchment area.