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Trial reportBMC public health2016

Increasing physical activity among young children from disadvantaged communities: study protocol of a group randomised controlled effectiveness trial.

Rebecca M Stanley, Rachel A Jones, Dylan P Cliff, Stewart G Trost, Donna Berthelsen, Jo Salmon, Marijka Batterham, Simon Eckermann, John J Reilly, Ngiare Brown and 8 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Rebecca M StanleyEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Rachel A JonesEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Dylan P CliffEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Stewart G TrostInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation at Queensland Centre for Children's Health Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Donna BerthelsenSchool of Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Jo SalmonInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Marijka BatterhamEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Simon EckermannEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
John J ReillySchool of Psychological Science and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Ngiare BrownEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Karen J MickleInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, College of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
Steven J HowardEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Trina HinkleyInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Xanne JanssenSchool of Psychological Science and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Paul ChandlerEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Penny CrossEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Fay GowersEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
Anthony D OkelyEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia. tokely@uow.edu.au.
University of Wollongong · AUDeakin University · AUQueensland University of Technology · AUUniversity of Strathclyde · GBVictoria University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParticipation in regular physical activity (PA) during the early years helps children achieve healthy body weight and can substantially improve motor development, bone health, psychosocial health and cognitive development. Despite common assumptions that young children are naturally active, evidence shows that they are insufficiently active for health and developmental benefits. Exploring strategies to increase physical activity in young children is a public health and research priority.

methodsJump Start is a multi-component, multi-setting PA and gross motor skill intervention for young children aged 3-5 years in disadvantaged areas of New South Wales, Australia. The intervention will be evaluated using a two-arm, parallel group, randomised cluster trial. The Jump Start protocol was based on Social Cognitive Theory and includes five components: a structured gross motor skill lesson (Jump In); unstructured outdoor PA and gross motor skill time (Jump Out); energy breaks (Jump Up); activities connecting movement to learning experiences (Jump Through); and a home-based family component to promote PA and gross motor skill (Jump Home). Early childhood education and care centres will be demographically matched and randomised to Jump Start (intervention) or usual practice (comparison) group. The intervention group receive Jump Start professional development, program resources, monthly newsletters and ongoing intervention support. Outcomes include change in total PA (accelerometers) within centre hours, gross motor skill development (Test of Gross Motor Development-2), weight status (body mass index), bone strength (Sunlight MiniOmni Ultrasound Bone Sonometer), self-regulation (Heads-Toes-Knees-Shoulders, executive function tasks, and proxy-report Temperament and Approaches to learning scales), and educator and parent self-efficacy. Extensive quantitative and qualitative process evaluation and a cost-effectiveness evaluation will be conducted. DISCUSSION: The Jump Start intervention is a unique program to address low levels of PA and gross motor skill proficiency, and support healthy lifestyle behaviours among young children in disadvantaged communities. If shown to be efficacious, the Jump Start approach can be expected to have implications for early childhood education and care policies and practices, and ultimately a positive effect on the health and development across the life course.

trial registrationAustralian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry No: ACTRN12614000597695 , first received: June 5, 2014.

Indexed as

Child DevelopmentChild HealthExerciseVulnerable PopulationsBody Mass IndexBody WeightBone and BonesChild, PreschoolCognitionExecutive FunctionFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleMotor SkillsNew South WalesCluster randomised controlled trialEarly yearsMotor skillPhysical activityPreschoolProfessional development

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