Trial reportBMC public health2010
A cluster randomised trial to evaluate a physical activity intervention among 3-5 year old children attending long day care services: study protocol.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Feasibility of a Web-Based Implementation Intervention to Improve Child Dietary Intake in Early Childhood Education and Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- A randomised controlled trial of multiple periods of outdoor free-play to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among 3 to 6 year old children attending childcare: study protocol.BMC public health · 2016Trial
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- Effect of a governmentally-led physical activity program on motor skills in young children attending child care centers: a cluster randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2013Trial
- A cluster randomised trial of a school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: study protocol for the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' trial.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- Effectiveness of a Parent-Focused Intervention Targeting 24-H Movement Behaviors in Preschool-Aged Children: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- A pilot randomised controlled trial of a web-based implementation intervention to increase child intake of fruit and vegetables within childcare centres.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Assessment of nutrition and physical activity environments in family child care homes: modification and psychometric testing of the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Do preschools differ in promoting children's physical activity? An instrument for the assessment of preschool physical activity programmes.BMC public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoung children are not participating in recommended levels of physical activity and exhibit high levels of sedentary behaviour. Childcare services provide access to large numbers of young children for prolonged periods, yet there is limited experimental evidence regarding the effectiveness of physical activity interventions implemented in this setting. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a multi-component physical activity intervention, delivered by childcare service staff, in increasing the physical activity levels of children attending long day care services. METHODS/
designThe study will employ a cluster randomised controlled trial design. Three hundred children aged between 3-5 years from twenty randomly selected long day care services in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia will be invited to participate in the trial. Ten of the 20 long day care services will be randomly allocated to deliver the intervention with the remaining ten services allocated to a wait list control group. The physical activity intervention will consist of a number of strategies including: delivering structured fundamental movement skill activities, increasing physical activity opportunities, increasing staff role modelling, providing children with a physical activity promoting indoor and outdoor environment and limiting children's small screen recreation and sedentary behaviours. Intervention effectiveness will be measured via child physical activity levels during attendance at long day care. The study also seeks to determine the acceptability and extent of implementation of the intervention by services and their staff participating in the study. DISCUSSION: The trial will address current gaps in the research evidence base and contribute to the design and delivery of future interventions promoting physical activity for young children in long day care settings.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000087055.
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