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A Co-creational Intervention to Engage Preschoolers in Healthy Movement Behaviors

NCT06073236 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2023-10-10

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Summary

Previous research focusing on preschoolers' healthy behaviors looked at developing interventions for separate behaviors, such as physical activity and sedentary behavior. Currently, there is a shift in research towards focusing on an integrated approach regarding the behaviors conducted in a 24-hour day, since targeting multiple behaviors is more effective. Activities in a 24-hour day consist of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep. Only very few Belgian preschoolers (10%) meet the guidelines regarding a healthy 24-hour day. Therefore, interventions focusing on all three behaviors with an integrated approach are needed. Since preschool children spend most of their time at school and at home, and engage in playbased learning in those settings, this project will develop and evaluate an intervention focusing on those 24-hour behaviors both at school and at home. The aim of the intervention is to increase the percentage of preschoolers that comply with the guidelines regarding a 24-hour day. Within the project, we will work closely together with both preschoolers' teachers and parents to develop and create the intervention, framed within the Intervention Mapping protocol. The intervention will be evaluated through a cluster randomized controlled trial, using a pretest, posttest and follow-up. Preschoolers' physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep will be measured using an objective measurement device (accelerometer).

Conditions

  • Health Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The healthy day-project

The content of the intervention will be based on what comes out of the cocreation sessions, which means that it is not yet possible to know what the intervention will exactly consist of. The idea is to compile two co-creation groups, both consisting of preschool teachers and preschoolers' parents. Within both co-creation groups, feasible and easy-to-use strategies to implement both at preschool and at home embedded within preschoolers' play-based learning will be the goal. Both co-creation groups will investigate and develop ways to incorporate play-based learning within health promotion throughout the day at home and at preschool.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marieke De Craemer, PhD · University Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-07-30
Completion
2024-08-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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