Effect of a Physical-activity-promoting Environment on Motor Skills, Physical Activity and Quality of Life of Children in Childcare Settings
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- ObesityInactivity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT00967460
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a project promoting unstructured spontaneous physical activity (PA) through an adaptation of the built environment and the provision of a supportive social environment of childcare centers on motor skills, physical activity, desire to move around, body mass index (BMI), quality of life and PA and behavior of the family.
- Detailed Description
The study will last one school year and includes 58 childcare centers in 3 provinces (JU, NE, VD) of the French part of Switzerland.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1764
Inclusion Criteria
- Children in selected childcare centers
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention group Lifestyle intervention Promoting unstructured spontaneous PA through an adaptation of the built environment and the provision of a supportive social environment
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Motor skills 1 school year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical activity 1 school year Enjoyment of physical activity 1 school year BMI 1 school year Quality of life 1 school year Physical activity and behavior of the family 1 school year
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
University of Lausanne Hospitals
🇨ðŸ‡Lausanne, Switzerland
Ligues de la santé
🇨ðŸ‡Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Lausanne
🇨ðŸ‡Lausanne, Switzerland