Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2021
Improving children's fundamental movement skills through a family-based physical activity program: results from the "Active 1 + FUN" randomized controlled trial.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-Based Homework Interventions for Improving 24-hour Movement Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention targeting 24-hour movement behaviours in preschool-aged children: a randomised controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Trial
- Web-based need-supportive parenting program to promote physical activity in secondary school students: a randomized controlled pilot trial.BMC public health · 2023Trial
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- Parent-focused online intervention to promote parents' physical literacy and support children's physical activity: results from a quasi-experimental trial.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Review
- Twenty Four-Hour Movement Behaviours Research Among Australian Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Relationships Among eHealth Literacy, Physical Literacy, and Physical Activity in Chinese University Students: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- MiniMovers: An Initial Pilot and Feasibility Study to Investigate the Impact of a Mobile Application on Children's Motor Skills and Parent Support for Physical Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Direct Parent Engagement to Improve Fundamental Movement Skills in Children: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Public attitudes towards the use of novel technologies in their future healthcare: a UK survey.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- A school-family blended multi-component physical activity program for Fundamental Motor Skills Promotion Program for Obese Children (FMSPPOC): protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Physical activity maintenance and increase in Chinese children and adolescents: the role of intrinsic motivation and parental support.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Moderate Effects of School-Based Time Increasing Physical Education Intervention on Physical Fitness and Activity of 7-Year Pupils-A Report from a Follow-Up of a HCSC Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity Participation among Chinese Retired Adults in Hong Kong.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Acceptability of a parent-focused program for physical literacy development among parents and children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity is related to many positive health outcomes, yet activity levels of many children are low. Researchers have suggested that family-based interventions may improve physical activity behaviors of both children and their parents. In this study, we evaluated the "Active 1 + FUN" program, which was designed based on tenets of self-determination theory. Intervention components included free sporting equipment, ten coach-led workshops and activity sessions, and one booster session.
methodsWe evaluated the intervention program using a randomized controlled trial. One hundred seventy-one families were randomly allocated to either an experimental group or a wait-list control group. Participants were exposed to program contents over a nine-month period, while families in the control did not receive any form of intervention. Measured constructs included moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, co-physical activity behaviors, fundamental movement skills, BMI, and several self-reported questionnaire outcomes. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to compare changes in measured outcomes across the two groups.
resultsNo significant intervention effects were found for children's and parents' accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, or their co-physical activity. However, in terms of children's fundamental movement skills, a significant Time*Group interaction (B = 0.52, 95% CI [0.07, 0.96] for Times 1 to 2; B = 0.24, 95% CI [0.01, 0.48] for Times 1 to 3) in favor of the experimental group was found.
conclusionsResults suggested that the "Active 1 + FUN" program was effective in improving children's fundamental movement skills. Additional research is needed to examine how family-based initiatives could effectively improve physical activity behaviors too.
trial registrationANZCTR, ACTRN12618001524280. Registered 11 September 2018, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=375660 .
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