The impact of an e-newsletter or animated video to disseminate outdoor free-play information in relation to COVID-19 Guidelines in New South Wales Early Childhood Education and Care services: a randomised controlled trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000198628
• Lead Sponsor: Hunter New England Local Health District

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-12-21
• Study Start: 2023-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 27 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

ECEC services located in NSW, publicly available through the National register (Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)).

Exclusion Criteria

Services were removed from the sample if they were: 1) not listed as either a preschool or long day care service (e.g. family day care service, or before and after school care); 2) listed as a Department of Education service; 3) temporarily closed; 4) located outside of the state of NSW; or 5) were concurrently selected to participate in a nationwide survey being conducted by the research team. ECEC services located within the Hunter New England Local Health District of NSW were also excluded from the current randomised controlled trial, as they were already participating in a separate intervention to improve outdoor free play.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary trial outcome was the proportion of services intending to adopt the Guidelines. Services were defined as intending to adopt the Guidelines if they reported having intentions to; (i) offer an indoor-outdoor program for the full day; or (ii) offer more outdoor play time, as services unable to offer an indoor-outdoor program may still plan on offering more outdoor play time during the ECEC day. This outcome was reported by the ECEC Service's Nominated Supervisor, or delegate, via an online or telephone survey.[Outcomes were assessed post-intervention only, between October and December 2021 (within 3 months following the distribution of the intervention dissemination strategies).]