Active Dads Healthy Families

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness; Behavioral: Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04505085

Pro00106052

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a community-delivered physical activity program for fathers and their children ages 2-5 years.

Full description

The investigators will evaluate the feasibility of a community-based father-child physical activity promotion program. The investigators will work with a local Parks and Recreation department to recruit and deliver programming to three cohorts of fathers and their children 2-5 years old. To evaluate program feasibility, the investigators will assess recruitment efforts, program attendance, and participant engagement and satisfaction with the program. The investigators will also assess change in father-child outcomes post program including objectively measured physical activity, fathers' parenting, and father involvement.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Father or father figure to child between the ages 2-5 years
• Father or father figure 18+ years
• Can speak and read in English

Exclusion criteria

• Father or child has a physical disability precluding them from being physically active

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention will include outdoor education and physical activity opportunities at various outdoor parks. The program will be held one day a week for eight consecutive weeks. Parks and Recreation will facilitate and run the program. Each session will last 60 minutes and include a brief educational discussion and opportunities for various games and activities. Each session will have a special theme relevant to the outdoors. Families will also receive a home toolbox to facilitate activity and learning outside of the program. Feedback on physical activity will be provided at the beginning and the end of the program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education

Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention will include physical activity opportunities at a community center. The program will be held one day a week for eight consecutive weeks. Parks and Recreation will facilitate and run the program. Each session will last 60 minutes and include a brief educational discussion and opportunities for various games and activities. Families will also receive a home toolbox to facilitate activity outside of the program. Feedback on physical activity will be provided at the beginning and the end of the program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness