RT Journal Article
T1 Effectiveness of an Ecological Model-Based Active Transport Education Program on Physical and Mental Health in High School Students (MOV-ES Project): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
A1 Merellano Navarro, Eugenio
A1 Godoy Cumillaf, Andrés
A1 Collado Mateo, Daniel
A1 Aguilar Valdés, Mirko
A1 Torres Mejías, Jorge
A1 Almonacid Fierro, Alejandro
A1 Valdés Badilla, Pablo
A1 Giakoni Ramírez, Frano
A1 Bruneau Chávez, José
A1 Olivares Sánchez-Toledo, Pedro Rufino
AB The United Nations, through its 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, advocates for the establishment of conducive environments for physical activity, following the ecological model. In line with this initiative, active transportation emerges as an accessible, cost-effective, and sustainable approach to augmenting daily physical activity levels. This study protocol endeavors to assess the impact of an active transportation education program rooted in the ecological model on the physical and mental well-being of high school students. Drawing upon scientific insights, we hypothesize that a 16-week active transportation intervention will lead to a 3% reduction in average body fat percentage and a noteworthy enhancement in executive function (including inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and working memory), physical fitness (comprising cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength), and mental health (encompassing mood disorders and cognitive functioning). If this intervention proves effective, it could offer a viable solution for the school community, especially in reducing congestion within the school environment. The study protocol aims to evaluate the impact of an active transportation educational program based on the ecological model on the physical and mental well-being of high school students. Three high schools located in the urban area of Talca, Chile, will be randomly selected (one public, one privately subsidized, and one private non-subsidized). Each high school will be randomly assigned an experimental group (n = 30) and a control group (n = 30; without intervention). The experimental groups will receive an active transportation educational intervention during their physical education classes for four months (60 to 90 min sessions, once a week), while the control group will receive no intervention. The primary outcome will provide information on body composition and executive function. Secondary outcomes will include objective physical activity level, physical fitness, mental well-being, academic achievement, health-related quality of life, perception of environmental urban features, physical activity barriers, and adherence to active transportation. It is expected that the results of the MOV-ES Project will transcend the physical health of schoolchildren and will have an impact on the school community, especially by decongesting the school environment.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24117
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24117
LA eng
NO Merellano-Navarro, E., Godoy-Cumillaf, A., Collado-Mateo, D., Aguilar-Valdés, M., Torres-Mejías, J., Almonacid-Fierro, A., Valdés-Badilla, P., Giakoni-Ramírez, F., Bruneau-Chávez, J., & Olivares, P. R. (2024). Effectiveness of an Ecological Model-Based Active Transport Education Program on Physical and Mental Health in High School Students (MOV-ES Project): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. In Healthcare (Vol. 12, Issue 13, p. 1259). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131259
NO This work was financed by a grant from the National Research and Development Agency(in Spanish, ANID) of Chile awarded to E.M.-N., through FONDECYT (code: 11240343). M.A.-V.,thanks National Agency for Research and Development, for the funding granted through the NationalDoctoral Scholarship/2023—Folio 21232143.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026