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Feasibility and Fidelity of a Gross Motor-based Physical Activity Intervention on Cognition in Preschool-age Children

NCT05949866 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2025-09-26

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Summary

The goal of this study will be to examine the implementation and preliminary efficacy of a teacher taught gross motor skill-based physical activity (PA) intervention on cognitive variables in low low socio-economic (SES) preschoolers. The movement and cognition intervention will be implemented for 4 days per week for 6 months. Primary outcome variables will be processed evaluation data. Secondary outcome variables will be changes in children's cognitive function (executive functions and memory), gross motor skills, and PA levels at baseline, 3- and 6-month.

Conditions

  • Activity, Motor

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Movement and Cognition Intervention Group

Preschool centers assigned to the Movement and Cognition (MAC) group will receive the 6-month intervention, which will be implemented 4 days per week. To ensure consistency of intervention delivery, centers will be provided with the MAC modules on a bi-weekly basis. The MAC intervention will be implemented using a train-the-trainer (gradual release) model. This will be a gradual release model, in which interventionist will first serve as a co-provider and will eventually serve in a support role, as providers become primary implementers. The MAC intervention will consist of gross motor skill curriculum consists of 30 individual lesson plans. The number of days needed to instruct each lesson plan activities ranges between 3 to 5 days. In each lesson, specific instruction and activities are designed to teach fundamental movements (e.g., running, leaping, kicking, jumping, throwing, catching).

BEHAVIORAL

Health Tracker Group (Control Group)

Preschool centers assigned to the health tracker g group will be asked to maintain their usual daily schedule and to not participate in other physical activity programs during the 6-month intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sofiya Alhassan, PhD · University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-01
Primary Completion
2025-05-30
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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