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Theory-Based Parenting Intervention for Preschool Children's Health Behaviors

NCT07458009 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-04-30

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Summary

The goal of this study is to test whether a 4-week online program can help parents better support health behaviors of their preschool children (aged 3-6 years). Preschool children often rely on their parents to build health behaviors, such as being physically active, limiting screen time, drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages, and washing their hands regularly.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Does the program improve parents' motivation, planning, and habits related to supporting their children's health behaviors? Do parents who receive the program provide more support for their children? Do preschool children in the program show improvements in health behaviors? Can improvements explained by changes in parents' psychological factors?

Researchers will compare parents who receive the program immediately to parents in a waitlist control group.

Participants will:

Complete online questionnaires before the program, after the program, and one month later (Intervention group only). Complete eight online sessions over four weeks using a mobile program.

Conditions

  • Preschool Children's Health Behaviors
  • Parental Support

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

A 4-week theory-based online intervention targeting parental support

The intervention consists of eight sessions delivered over four weeks via a mobile program. Each session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes and includes multimedia materials and interactive exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sun Yat-sen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-28
Primary Completion
2026-04-28
Completion
2026-04-28

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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