Mini Movers: A study evaluating the efficacy of a program to reduce sedentary behaviour in 2- to 4-year-old children.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Sedentary behaviourPublic Health - Epidemiology
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000628448
- Lead Sponsor
- Deakin University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Parents will be eligible to be included in the study if their child is between 2 to 4 years and they can speak, read and write fluent English.
Exclusion Criteria
None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in screen time (minutes per day) measured by parent-report (reliability previously established)[Pre-intervention (baseline) and post-intervention (6 weeks post intervention commencement)];Change in sedentary time (minutes per day) measured objectively with activPAL accelerometers (valid and reliable in this population). activPALs will be worn for 7 consecutive days at both timepoints. [Pre-intervention (baseline) and post-intervention (6 weeks post intervention commencement)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility: recruitment and retention - recruitment numbers will be recorded and retention calculated by the number of participants still enrolled in the program post-intervention<br>[Post-intervention (i.e. 6 weeks post intervention commencement)];Feasibility: dose delivered - measured by attendance at the group session and with purposed-designed parent survey questions (e.g., How many of the text messages did you read/click through to the links?)<br><br>[Post-intervention (i.e. 6 weeks post intervention commencement)];Feasibility: engagement in the intervention - measured by parent responses to goal-checking text messages and qualitative telephone interviews (asking questions usefulness/relevance of the session and text messages)[Post-intervention (i.e. 6 weeks post intervention commencement)]