Media Use in Preschooler Study (MUPS) An Office Based Intervention to Improve Media Use in Preschool Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Parent reported number of hours screen time on the previous weekday and previous weekend day
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Childhood obesity is an epidemic and increasing. There are very few effective treatments for obesity in children. Recent studies have shown an association between obesity and sedentary behaviors such as television, video viewing and playing video games ('screen time') in preschool aged children. A school based intervention to reduce screen time in older children has been effective in preventing obesity.
The reduction of screen time may lead to the prevention of obesity and its complications in preschool children.
Detailed Description
There have been no trials examining an intervention to decrease screen time in preschool children in the physician office setting. This setting is appealing for interventions directed to preschool children because of accessibility. In addition, other public health interventions implemented in a physician office setting, such as home safety advice, have been effective.
The proposed study design will be a randomized controlled trial. The intervention group will receive the study intervention, which is a 15 minute session about the health impact of screen time in children and strategies to decrease screen time.
The objective of this study is to determine if an office based intervention is effective in decreasing screen time (television, video viewing and playing video games) in preschool children.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 3 Years to 3 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •registered to attend a 3 year old well child visit
Exclusion Criteria
- •children with limitations in ambulation or cognitive delay will be excluded from the study.
Arms & Interventions
Intervention
Intervention: Strategies to decrease screen time in children (Behavioral)
Control
Intervention: Non-Strategical Media Education (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Parent reported number of hours screen time on the previous weekday and previous weekend day
Time Frame: 6 and 12 months
Secondary Outcomes
- Number of meals in front of the TV(6 and 12 months)
- Activity levels(6 and 12 months)
- Anthropometric measures(12 months)
Investigators
Catherine Birken
Staff Paediatrician
The Hospital for Sick Children