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2024-05-05 @ 5:10 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 9:29 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00402701
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-09
First Post:
2006-11-21
Brief Title:
Pedestrian Behavior Following Implementation of a Walking School Bus
Sponsor:
University of Washington
Organization:
University of Washington
Study Overview
Official Title:
Pedestrian Behavior Following Implementation of a Walking School Bus
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a walking school bus program can increase the number of children walking to school and decrease the number of children driven by car to school
Detailed Description:
Walking to school is associated with higher levels of physical activity which is an objective of Healthy People 2010 However parents concerns about safety have been identified as a barrier that prevents their children from walking to school A walking school bus WSB addresses these concerns by providing a supervised period of physical activity on the way to school A WSB is a group of children led to and from school by responsible adults who walk together along a set route The peer-reviewed literature on active travel to school is sparse We evaluated a WSB program to test the hypothesis that it would increase the proportion of children walking and decrease the proportion of children driven by car to school
Comparison We conducted an 18-month controlled quasi-experimental trial at three public elementary schools in Seattle Washington The intervention school was assigned a WSB coordinator who dedicated 10-15 hoursweek establishing WSB routes and implementing school activities on pedestrian safety Each bus had its own set route to school from different locations in the surrounding neighborhoods and was staffed by several parent leaders The two control schools received standard Seattle Public Schools resources on walking to school including Safe Route Maps a traffic and safety committee and school safety patrols The primary outcomes were the proportions of children who walked with and without an adult or were driven by car to school We used the test for independent proportions to compare the proportion of children transported to school at the intervention versus control schools
Comparison We conducted an 18-month controlled quasi-experimental trial at three public elementary schools in Seattle Washington The intervention school was assigned a WSB coordinator who dedicated 10-15 hoursweek establishing WSB routes and implementing school activities on pedestrian safety Each bus had its own set route to school from different locations in the surrounding neighborhoods and was staffed by several parent leaders The two control schools received standard Seattle Public Schools resources on walking to school including Safe Route Maps a traffic and safety committee and school safety patrols The primary outcomes were the proportions of children who walked with and without an adult or were driven by car to school We used the test for independent proportions to compare the proportion of children transported to school at the intervention versus control schools
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None