Trial reportBMC public health2020
Children's physical activity level and sedentary behaviour in Norwegian early childhood education and care: effects of a staff-led cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. It is linked to trial NCT04555746 (Children's Physical Activity Level and Sedentary Behaviour in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Children's Physical Activity Level and Sedentary Behaviour in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care: Effects of a Staff-led Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of early childhood education and care-based interventions on child physical activity, anthropometrics, fundamental movement skills, cognitive functioning, and social-emotional wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- The Overflow Effects of Movement Behaviour Change Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of eHealth Interventions on 24-Hour Movement Behaviors Among Preschoolers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Which behaviour change techniques are associated with interventions that increase physical activity in pre-school children? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Child Physical Activity in the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Activity Videos Effect on Four-, Five- and Six-Year-Olds' Physical Activity Level in Preschool.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Activity of 3-4-Year-Old Children within Early Childhood Centers in New Zealand.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2024-04-19Concerns/Issues about Data · Error in Methods · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Results Not Reproducible · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
- Retracted
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5 authors.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundA growing body of evidence suggest that the children's physical activity (PA) level in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings are insufficient. Since most children attend ECEC settings for many hours on most days of the week, and these institutions reach children across the socioeconomic spectrum, the ECEC settings may serve as an ideal avenue for increasing physical activity level, reduce sedentary time and enhance the overall health of young children. This paper investigates the effectiveness of the "Active Kindergarten - Active Children" study to increase children's PA level and reduce sedentary time within the ECEC setting.
methodsAccelerometers were used to asses PA and sedentary time. A total of 116 three to four-year olds took part in a randomised controlled trial in 11 ECEC settings. Participants were cluster-randomised, by ECEC setting, to either a 12 week staff-led and expert-supported intervention or a waiting list control group.
resultsThe intervention group increased time spent in moderate- and vigorous intensity PA by 10 min/day (95% CI = 3, 18; P = 0.01), took 1909 more steps per day (95% CI = 1130, 2688; P < 0.01) and reduced sedentary time with 14 min/day (95% CI = - 27, - 1; P = 0.04) compared to the control group. The intervention group had a 2.4 higher odds (95% CI = 1.05, 5.7; P = 0.04) of meeting the PA recommendations compared to the control group at follow-up.
conclusionsOur results show that a flexible staff-led and expert-supported multicomponent PA intervention can increase total PA level, moderate- and vigorous intensity PA and reduce time spent sedentary in three to four-year old children during their stay in ECEC settings.
trial registrationThe trial was retrospectively registered on September 19, 2020 and available online at ClinicalTrials.gov: No. NCT04555746 .
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