Move ARound And Get Active: an Intervention to Optimize 24-hour Movement Behaviours in Preschoolers

Summary

In 2019, the World Health Organization established new guidelines for physical activity, sedentary screen time, and sleep for children under 5 years old. Unfortunately, only a few (6%) of preschoolers in Flanders, Belgium, adhere to these guidelines. The aim of this study is to test a health program developed to optimize 24-hour behaviors in preschoolers and encourage more children to follow the guidelines. The program was created using the Intervention Mapping Protocol in collaboration with parents. It consists of seven sessions for parents and preschoolers, providing strategies to encourage compliance with the guidelines. The program's effectiveness will be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial, with the intervention group attending the sessions and the control group receiving the intervention materials at the end of the study.

Conditions

• Parents
• Child Behavior
• Child Obesity
• Physical Inactivity
• Sedentary Behavior
• Sedentary Time
• Sleep
• Parenting

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Move-ARound And Get Active

The intervention consists of seven sessions for parents and preschoolers, providing strategies to encourage compliance with the 24-hour movement behavior guidelines for preschoolers of the World Health Organisation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Aalst

  collaborator OTHER

• AZ Jan Palfijn Gent

  collaborator OTHER

• AZ Alma

  collaborator OTHER

• Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital, Ghent

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ruth De Bruyne, PhD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

30 Months

Max Age

6 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-07-27

Primary Completion

2024-12-31

Completion

2024-12-31

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations