The Healthy Youngsters, Healthy Dads Program: A healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their preschool-aged children.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Poor dietary behaviour; Obesity; Physical inactivity; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Overweight; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000105145
• Lead Sponsor: Prof. Philip Morgan

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-24
• Study Completion: 2019-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 10 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Men can participate if they:

- Are a father, step father or male guardian of a child aged 3-5 years
- Live with their child at least 50% of the week
- Are able to attend all assessments
- Are able to attend all program sessions
- Are able to pass a pre-exercise screening questionnaire for physical activity

Children can participate if they are 3-5 years old, but not attending primary school in the year of the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

Men will require a doctors clearance to participate if they report any concerns on a pre-exercise screening questionnaire (e.g., history of heart pains during exercise).

Children cannot participate if they are:
- Younger than 3 years at baseline assessments;
- Older than 5 years at baseline assessments; or
- Attending primary school in 2019

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average steps/day (children) - measured with one week of pedometry using YAMAX SW200 pedometers (average steps/day used for analysis where at least 4 days are recorded, including at least 1 weekend day)<br><br>[Baseline, 10 weeks post-baseline (primary endpoint) and 9 months post-enrollment.]