Active Dads Healthy Families

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT04505085
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a community-delivered physical activity program for fathers and their children ages 2-5 years.

Detailed Description

The investigators will evaluate the feasibility of a community-based father-child physical activity promotion program. The investigators will work with a local Parks and Recreation department to recruit and deliver programming to three cohorts of fathers and their children 2-5 years old. To evaluate program feasibility, the investigators will assess recruitment efforts, program attendance, and participant engagement and satisfaction with the program. The investigators will also assess change in father-child outcomes post program including objectively measured physical activity, fathers' parenting, and father involvement.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-06
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-07
• Study Start: 2021-04-17
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-05
• Study Completion: 2021-11-05
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Father or father figure to child between the ages 2-5 years
• Father or father figure 18+ years
• Can speak and read in English

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Exclusion Criteria

• Father or child has a physical disability precluding them from being physically active

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percent of participants who complete all study measures	8 weeks
Recruitment as measured by number of participants who enroll	Baseline
Attendance as measured by number of participants present at each session	Baseline through 8 weeks
Degree of participation in physical activity during each session	Baseline through 8 weeks	As measured by observation using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) instrument, activity scores range from 1 "lying down" to 5 "vigorous"
Percent of participants satisfied with the program as measured by self-report evaluation survey	8 weeks	Self-report program evaluation survey; 13 items with responses ranging from 1 "strongly disagree" to 5 "strongly agree"

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in father physical activity psychological control as measured by father self-report	Baseline, 8 weeks	5-item psychological control subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent psychological control
Change in father support for child physical activity as measured by father self-report	Baseline, 8 weeks	15-item engagement subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent engagement
Change in father involvement in physical play as measured by father self-report	Baseline, 8 weeks	9-item scale about father involvement in physical play, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicating greater father involvement
Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry	Baseline, 8 weeks	Father objectively measured physical activity
Change in father involvement in care-giving as measured by father self-report	Baseline, 8 weeks	13-item scale about father involvement in care-giving, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicate greater father involvement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Durham Parks and Recreation; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States