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Physical Literacy in the Early Years (PLEY) project : A loose parts intervention to promote active outdoor play in preschool aged childre

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Physical inactivity in young children
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN14058106
Lead Sponsor
Healthy Populations Institute
Brief Summary

2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16030-x (added 13/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
209
Inclusion Criteria

1. Children between the ages of 3 and 5 years at the start of the intervention
2. Receive parental consent to participate and are attending one of the participating early childcare centres

Exclusion Criteria

Children who are physically or mentally unable to perform the movement skill assessment.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Children’s physical activity is measured with accelerometers at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months post intervention<br>2. Children’s movement skill ability is measured with the TGMD-3 and PGMQ-balance at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months post intervention
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Educators observations of outdoor active play is measured using photovoice and focus group interventions at 3-months and 6-months post-intervention<br>2. Parental views on outdoor active play, risky play, and their child’s physical literacy is measured using a questionnaire and interviews at 6-months post-intervention
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