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Health BehaviorPArC-AVENCT05018559

Physical Activity-related Health Competence in Apprenticeship and Vocational Education

A study testing BuG lesson and Tutoring system in people with Health Behavior, run by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Although the health-promoting effects of physical activity are well known and apprentices often possess an insufficient amount of physical activity, there is a lack of interventions promoting physical activity in vocational education and training. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Health Behavior
What is being tested?
BuG lesson and Tutoring system
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
111 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
15 Oct 2018to 9 Sep 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • First-year apprentices from the automotive mechatronics and nursing care sectors

Who cannot join

  • /

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, 91058

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Although the health-promoting effects of physical activity are well known and apprentices often possess an insufficient amount of physical activity, there is a lack of interventions promoting physical activity in vocational education and training. Against this background, the PArC-AVE project uses a co-creation approach to develop and implement physical activity-promoting interventions tailored to the needs of the target group and the given setting in two vocational education and training institutions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the co-created interventions in vocational education and training, namely the BuG lesson in nursing care and the tutoring system in automotive mechatronics. Therefore, the investigators conducted two non-randomized controlled trials from October 2018 to September 2019.

Conditions
Health Behavior
Being tested
BuG lesson, Tutoring system
Keywords
physical activity promotion
Medical subject headings
Health Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • BuG lessonBehavioural

    Participants of the intervention group in nursing care received a co-created setting-specific intervention to promote physical activity called BuG lesson. The BuG lesson comprises a weekly 90-minute lesson for apprentices of nursing care during regular school hours, covering physical activity and health in theory and practice. Previously, the nursing teachers voluntarily underwent a qualification process as physical activity instructors, enabling them to conduct the BuG lessons independently.

  • Tutoring systemBehavioural

    Participants of the intervention group in automotive mechatronics received a co-created setting-specific intervention to promote physical activity called tutoring system. In the tutoring system, automotive mechatronics apprentices act as physical activity promotors for their fellow apprentices. In the sense of a peer-to-peer approach, apprentices voluntarily participate in a workshop to be qualified as tutors. Subsequently, the tutoring system takes place every two weeks for about ten to fifteen minutes during regular working hours, allowing the tutors to discuss the issues of physical activity and health among their peers.

Study groups in NCT05018559
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention group nursing careExperimentalParticipants receive a co-created physical activity intervention called BuG lesson (German: 'Bewegt und Gesund'-Stunde; English: PA and health lesson).
Receives: Behavioral: BuG lesson
Control group nursing careNo interventionParticipants do not receive any treatment in addition to their vocational education and training curriculum.
Intervention group automotive mechatronicsExperimentalParticipants receive a co-created physical activity intervention called tutoring system.
Receives: Behavioral: Tutoring system
Control group automotive mechatronicsNo interventionParticipants do not receive any treatment in addition to their vocational education and training curriculum.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Changes in self-reported physical activity: BSA questionnaire

    The Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport Questionnaire (Bewegungs- und Sportaktivität Fragebogen; BSA-F) is a German questionnaire that assesses the amount of physical activity during the last four weeks. It differentiates between leisure-time/transportation activities (physical activity score) and sport-/exercise-related activities (sports score). Participants are required to report the frequency and duration of activities executed during the last four weeks. Minutes of leisure-time physical activity per week and sport-/exercise-related activity per week are calculated to get the physical activity and the sports score. Both scores can be combined to receive the overall volume of physical activity completed during leisure-time/transportation and sport-/exercise-related activities.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 to 9 months

  2. Changes in physical activity-related health competence: BGK Questionnaire

    This will be measured by the German version of the Physical Activity-Related Health Competence questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 44 total items that measure three sub-competencies necessary for a health-promoting physical activity behavior: movement competence (20 items; min = 0, max = 17.6), control competence (10 items; min = 0, max = 10.8), physical activity-related self-regulation competence (14 items; min = 0, max = 14.8). Higher scores indicate higher competencies.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 to 9 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Aug 2021
  2. Study start15 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion9 Sep 2019
  4. Study completion9 Sep 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
111 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05018559
Sponsor's protocol ID
PArC-AVE
Acronym
PArC-AVE
Status last verified
Aug 2021
First submitted
12 Aug 2021
Last updated
24 Aug 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: The datasets generated for this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.

Publications

  • Grune E, Popp J, Carl J, Semrau J, Pfeifer K. Examining the sustainability and effectiveness of co-created physical activity interventions in vocational education and training: a multimethod evaluation. BMC Public Health. 2022 Apr 15;22(1):765. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13133-9.

    PubMed 35428289

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing BuG lesson and Tutoring system in people with Health Behavior, run by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Aug 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Changes in self-reported physical activity: BSA questionnaire (time frame: Baseline and 6 to 9 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05018559, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Aug 2021.

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