Activity Begins in Childhood - a study to inspire healthy active behaviour in preschoolers

Completed

• Conditions: Promoting healthy active behaviour in preschoolers for prevention of downstream chronic disease; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN94022291
• Lead Sponsor: Canadian Institute of Health Research (Canada)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 306

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female
2. English or French
3. Preschool children between age 3-5 years
4. Preschool children enrolled full-time in licensed daycares in Canada's National Capital Region
5. Preschool children enrolled in daycares for the duration of this 6-month study
6. At least 10 or more children enrolled in the preschool program

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parents/guardians of children that do not sign informed consent
2. Inability of children/parents/guardians to communicate in English or French

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity will be measured using an Actical accelerometer which is an omni-directional sensor that measures the occurrence and intensity of motion. Accelerometers will be worn on three separate time points: baseline, 3 and 6 months post workshop intervention. Activity data will be summarized and reported as activity minutes per hour, computed from tallied counts for each activity level average across wear time.