Physical ActivityNCT07195409
Data Coaching Process to Address Staff Physical Activity Promoting Behavior and Child Physical Activity
A study testing Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach) in people with Physical Activity, run by Kansas State University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this study is to determine whether a data coaching process called Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach) can increase child physical activity (PA) behavior, perceived motor competence, and staff PA-promoting practices. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 5 to 11 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Physical Activity
- What is being tested?
- Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach)
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 10 Sep 2025to 1 Jul 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 5 to 11 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- All student enrolled in the after-school programs at the elementary level
Who cannot join
- Not enrolled in the after-school program and not at the elementary level.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas, 66502
Peter T Associate Professor, PhD, 616-796-4708, stoepker@ksu.edu
About this study
Official title: Examining the Effectiveness of a Data Coaching Process to Increase Child Physical Activity, Perceived Motor Competence, and Staff Physical Activity Promoting Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this study is to determine whether a data coaching process called Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach) can increase child physical activity (PA) behavior, perceived motor competence, and staff PA-promoting practices.
Aim 1: Determine the impact that the OST-Coach intervention has on child PA behavior and perceived motor competence. The investigators hypothesize that integrating a targeted data coaching system will increase the amount of PA children engage in during the OST program and enhance their perceived motor competence compared to sites receiving standard practice.
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Aim 2: Assess the impact of the OST-Coach intervention on staff PA-promoting practices. The investigators will measure the effectiveness of the OST-Coach intervention by observing staff behavior and assessing their willingness to integrate evidence-based practices during OST programming. It is hypothesized that OST leaders at intervention sites will implement more PA-promoting practices.
Child physical activity will be measured via systematic observation and a survey assessing perceived motor competence. Staff PA-promoting behaviors will be observed via systematic observation and evaluated through a survey to understand the impact of the data coaching process. The intervention is delivered at the staff level, with feedback provided four times throughout the academic year.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Being tested
- Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach)
- Keywords
- physical activity; staff behavior; motor competence
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach)Behavioural
Four data coaching session (investigate, design, practice, reflect) will be conducted over an academic year. Each session will involve: a customized site level data report, goal setting and implementing strategies to address child physical activity, motor competence, and staff physical activity promoting behaviors.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm (OST-Coach) | Experimental | Intervention arm (OST-Coach) will receive four data coaching sessions on the data collected at intervention sites. Data will be compiled into a data report and then shared back to the site leaders. Data coaching sessions will follow IDPR principles, first session (investigate), second session (design), third session (practice) and fourth session reflect). Receives: Behavioral: Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach) |
| Control Arm (Standard Practice) | No intervention | Sites will not receive OST-Coach intervention but will receive data reports. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Child Physical Activity
To ensure broader dissemination of this work and make it more feasible for OST-related programs to capture PA data, the investigators will measure child PA through systematic observation. Specifically, they will use the System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY), a momentary time sampling technique that systematically observes child PA behavior. During a SOPLAY scan, each child in the activity setting is coded as sedentary, walking, or very active. Additional scans can be conducted for females and males to account for potential group-level gender differences. The validity of SOPLAY has been established through heart rate monitoring and accelerometry-based activity monitors.
Measured: Through study completion, 1 year.
Secondary outcomes (2)
Staff Physical Activity Promoting Behavior
A modified version of the System for Observing Staff Promoting Physical Activity and Nutrition (SOPSAN) will be used to capture site leader evidence-based PA promoting practices during OST programming. Scans will begin as soon as children enter the OST site and will last during the duration of designated PA related programming. Target areas will be identified within the OST setting before scans begin and five completed scans will be conducted per target area before moving on to scan another identified area.
Measured: Through study completion, 1 year
Child Percieved Motor Competence
PlaySelf survey will be implemented at baseline and after the completion of 3 data coaching sessions.
Measured: Baseline and end of 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Sep 2025
- Study start10 Sep 2025
- Primary completion1 May 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jul 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Physical ActivityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kansas State University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Peter Stoepker, Kansas State University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07195409
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-13105
- Other IDs
- Kansas Department of Health
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 10 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified individual participant data that underlie the results reported in the study, including baseline characteristics, and outcome measures, will be shared. Supporting documents such as the study protocol and statistical analysis plan will also be available. Data will be accessible beginning 12 months after publication for researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal.
Publications
Stoepker P, Biber D, Dauenhauer B, Steel C, Carlson JA. The Integration of a Data Sharing Process to Address Out-of-School Time Physical Activity, Locomotor Skills, and Program Leader Behavior: A Pilot Study. Health Promot Pract. 2026 Mar;27(2):259-268. doi: 10.1177/15248399251348168. Epub 2025 Jul 10.
PubMed 40636958Stoepker P, Dzewaltowski DA. Data Coaching: A Strategy to Address Youth Physical Behavior, Motor Competence, and Out-of-School Time Leader Evidence-Based Practices. J Phys Act Health. 2023 Dec 12;21(3):215-217. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0673. Print 2024 Mar 1. No abstract available.
PubMed 38086365
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Examining the Effectiveness of a Data Coaching Process to Increase Child Physical Activity, Perceived Motor Competence, and Staff Physical Activity Promoting Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07195409
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-13105
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Keywords
- physical activity; staff behavior; motor competence
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Kansas State UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 May 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 26 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this study is to determine whether a data coaching process called Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach) can increase child physical activity (PA) behavior, perceived motor competence, and staff PA-promoting practices.
Aim 1: Determine the impact that the OST-Coach intervention has on child PA behavior and perceived motor competence. The investigators hypothesize that integrating a targeted data coaching system will increase the amount of PA children engage in during the OST program and enhance their perceived motor competence compared to sites receiving standard practice.
Aim 2: Assess the impact of the OST-Coach intervention on staff PA-promoting practices. The investigators will measure the effectiveness of the OST-Coach intervention by observing staff behavior and assessing their willingness to integrate evidence-based practices during OST programming. It is hypothesized that OST leaders at intervention sites will implement more PA-promoting practices.
Child physical activity will be measured via systematic observation and a survey assessing perceived motor competence. Staff PA-promoting behaviors will be observed via systematic observation and evaluated through a survey to understand the impact of the data coaching process. The intervention is delivered at the staff level, with feedback provided four times throughout the academic year.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm (OST-Coach) | Experimental | Behavioral: Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach)Intervention arm (OST-Coach) will receive four data coaching sessions on the data collected at intervention sites. Data will be compiled into a data report and then shared back to the site leaders. Data coaching sessions will follow IDPR principles, first session (investigate), second session (design), third session (practice) and fourth session reflect). |
| Control Arm (Standard Practice) | No intervention | –Sites will not receive OST-Coach intervention but will receive data reports. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 5 to 11 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All student enrolled in the after-school programs at the elementary level
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Not enrolled in the after-school program and not at the elementary level.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach)Four data coaching session (investigate, design, practice, reflect) will be conducted over an academic year. Each session will involve: a customized site level data report, goal setting and implementing strategies to address child physical activity, motor competence, and staff physical activity promoting behaviors. | Behavioural | Intervention Arm (OST-Coach) |
Primary outcome
Child Physical Activity
Time frame: Through study completion, 1 year.
To ensure broader dissemination of this work and make it more feasible for OST-related programs to capture PA data, the investigators will measure child PA through systematic observation. Specifically, they will use the System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY), a momentary time sampling technique that systematically observes child PA behavior. During a SOPLAY scan, each child in the activity setting is coded as sedentary, walking, or very active. Additional scans can be conducted for females and males to account for potential group-level gender differences. The validity of SOPLAY has been established through heart rate monitoring and accelerometry-based activity monitors.
2 secondary outcomes
Staff Physical Activity Promoting Behavior
Time frame: Through study completion, 1 year
Child Percieved Motor Competence
Time frame: Baseline and end of 1 year
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Sep 2025.
- Background: PubMed 40636958Stoepker P, Biber D, Dauenhauer B, Steel C, Carlson JA. The Integration of a Data Sharing Process to Address Out-of-School Time Physical Activity, Locomotor Skills, and Program Leader Behavior: A Pilot Study. Health Promot Pract. 2026 Mar;27(2):259-268. doi: 10.1177/15248399251348168. Epub 2025 Jul 10.
- Background: PubMed 38086365Stoepker P, Dzewaltowski DA. Data Coaching: A Strategy to Address Youth Physical Behavior, Motor Competence, and Out-of-School Time Leader Evidence-Based Practices. J Phys Act Health. 2023 Dec 12;21(3):215-217. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0673. Print 2024 Mar 1. No abstract available.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified individual participant data that underlie the results reported in the study, including baseline characteristics, and outcome measures, will be shared. Supporting documents such as the study protocol and statistical analysis plan will also be available. Data will be accessible beginning 12 months after publication for researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Out of School Time Coach (OST-Coach) in people with Physical Activity, run by Kansas State University at 1 site in United States.
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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Sep 2025. 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 United States. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Peter T Stoepker, PhD (616-796-4708, stoepker@ksu.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Child Physical Activity (time frame: Through study completion, 1 year.). 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 NCT07195409, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 26 Sep 2025.