Preschoolers Active at Child Care (PACT)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Outdoor Play (OP); Behavioral: Active Play (AP)

• Registration Number: NCT03752008
• Lead Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to develop, test, and compare two approaches to increasing physical activity (PA) and decreasing sedentary time among young children at child care centers, one which focused on a teacher-led PA curriculum (AP=Active Play!) and the other on increasing outdoor free play time (OP=Outdoor Play!).

Detailed Description

This was a matched pair cluster-randomized study in 10 child care centers. One classroom in each pair received either AP or OP, and their providers received a condition-specific 3-hour workshop. Pre- and post-intervention data were collected from classroom observation and accelerometers. Additional information about teachers' attitudes and practices was collected via pre-intervention survey.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12-04
• Primary Completion: 2014-04-24
• Study Completion: 2014-04-24
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Study First Submitted: 2018-11-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-11-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2018-11-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 131

Inclusion Criteria

• Teachers/Staff
• be a teacher/staff member in a participating childcare center
• Students
• be 3 - 5 years old
• be a full day student in the classroom where data collection was occurring

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Outdoor Play (OP)	Outdoor Play (OP)	This arm received the Outdoor Play curriculum intervention (described in following section).
Active Play (AP)	Active Play (AP)	This arm received the Active Play curriculum intervention (described in following section).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre to post change in Physical Activity Opportunities	baseline and 12 weeks after intervention	Minutes where students could be physically active by observation (RA observed and wrote down times for when children were engaged in various activities and categorized them as active play opportunities or non active play opportunities. Total minutes in each category were calculated.
Pre to post change in preschoolers Physical Activity	baseline and 12 weeks after intervention	Physical Activity levels measured by actigraphy monitors

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pre to post Teacher Physical Activity	baseline and 12 weeks after intervention	Physical Activity levels measured by actigraphy monitors