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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 behaviour
Public 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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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)]
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