ENERGY expenditure of COmmuting to school (ENERGYCO): protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This article outlines the rationale and methodology of the ENERGY expenditure of COmmuting to school study (the ENERGYCO study), a cluster-randomized controlled trial. The ENERGYCO study is divided into two phases: Phase I will aim; to assess the physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) of different modes of commuting to school (i.e., walking, cycling, and motorized-vehicle) using indirect calorimetry in Spanish adolescents; and Phase II will aim to assess the effect of a school-based cycling intervention on resting metabolic rate and PAEE, as well as on other physiological, physical, and psychosocial outcomes on Spanish adolescents.

Method

For Phase I, a convenience sample of ~50 adolescents will be recruited. These participants will have their PAEE assessed

SUBMITTER: Campos-Garzon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949797 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature