Trial reportPediatrics2022
mHealth Intervention for Motor Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03901300 (PLAY), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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PLAY: An Intervention to Improve Motor Skills in Young Children
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital Interventions Targeting Parents to Improve Early Childhood Movement, Nutrition, and Sleep Behaviors: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Can active play replace skill-oriented physical education in enhancing fundamental movement skills among preschool children? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of family-centered intervention programs on objectively measured physical activity in children aged under 13: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mHealth App-Based Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity and Improving Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- PLAYshop Randomized Controlled Trial: Efficacy and Implementation of a Virtually Delivered Parent-Focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Trial
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- ¡Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children: Effects on Children's Gross Motor Development.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Document and Investigate Caregiver Practices Between Pediatric Therapy Sessions: Prospective Pilot Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- m-Health-based exercise program among children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease: a feasibility study.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- "Their Bodies Were Made to Move and Wriggle Right from the Word Go": A Qualitative Exploration of Family Engagement with Fundamental Movement Skills in Early Childhood.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Gamification Interventions to Improve Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR serious games · 2025Review
- 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
- The Associations of SUNRISE Product-Oriented Gross Motor Skills With Process-Oriented TGMD-3.Journal of motor learning and development · 2025Article
- Assessing fundamental movement skills using the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD): Challenges and solutions to comparability and standardization.Sports medicine and health science · 2025Article
- Balance Level and Fundamental Motor Skills of Youth with Visual Impairments: Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Family-Centered Model and mHealth Through Early Intervention in Rural Populations: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- How to integrate and leverage digital health modalities for health promotion in early childhood education: Opportunities to improve intervention access and engagement.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Parental engagement and implementation fidelity in a mHealth motor skills intervention for young children.Physical education and sport pedagogy · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Parent-Based eHealth Intervention for Physical Activity, Dietary Behavior, and Sleep Among Preschoolers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Multistakeholder Perspectives on the Determinants of Family Fundamental Movement Skills Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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7 authors.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesChildren's motor skills are a critical foundation for physical activity. The objective was to determine the effectiveness and feasibility of a mobile app-based intervention delivered to parents to improve preschoolers' motor skills.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial randomly assigned children to : (1) Motor Skills, including instructional lessons, peer modeling videos, behavioral scaffolding, and structured activities or 2) Free Play. Both groups received a 12-week app-based intervention informed by social cognitive theory to deliver 12 hours (12-minutes per day, 5× per week) of instruction. The children were aged 3 to 5 y; parents and children had no mobility impairments. The primary outcome variables were children's motor skills percentile score assessed with the Test of Gross Motor Development, third edition (TGMD-3) at baseline, end-of-intervention (week 12), and follow-up (week 24); and feasibility and acceptability.
resultsSeventy-two children (4.0 ± 0.8 y) participated. Between baseline and week 12, children in the Motor Skills condition significantly improved total TGMD-3 percentile (+13.7 Motor Skills vs -5.3 Free Play, P < .01), locomotor skills percentile (+15.5 Motor Skills vs -4.8 Free Play, P < .01), and ball skills percentile (+8.3 Motor Skills vs -7.3 Free Play, P < .01) compared with children in the comparator group. Significant differences were sustained at follow-up (week 24). Adherence did not significantly differ between conditions (71% for Motor Skills; 87% for Free Play). Parents in both arms reported high scores on satisfaction, helpfulness, and ease of use.
conclusionsClinicians and educators may encourage parents to enhance their child's motor skills through structured at-home programs.
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