Movimente program: effectiveness and moderators of a cluster-randomized controlled trial on self-reported physical activity among Brazilian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School-based intervention are needed due to the low levels of physical activity among adolescents.

Objective

To evaluate a school-based intervention's effectiveness and potential sociodemographic moderators on physical activity (PA) among Brazilian adolescents.

Design

The Movimente Program was a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted at six elementary schools in southern Brazil in 2017.

Methods

Participants (n = 921) were adolescents from 7th -9th grade (12 to 15 years). From March to December, intervention strategies included teacher training, educational actions, and environmental improvements designed to increase PA levels. PA was self-reported, and the primary outcome was weekly minutes in total PA; secondary outcomes were weekly minutes i

SUBMITTER: da Silva JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature