Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Childhood Obesity

Treatments: Other: Playground Stencils

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03885518

PBRC 2017-040

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Painted Playgrounds Aim 2 (Assessment) project will examine the effects of a stenciling intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and improving fundamental motor skill functioning of preschool aged children. 72 children from local licensed childcare centers will participate in individual assessments at baseline and follow-up 6-8 weeks later. Assessments include height/weight, surveys and wearing a physical activity monitor (accelerometer) for 7 days. A parent/legal guardian will provide consent for their child to participate and will also complete a brief survey about their child's lifestyle and habits.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A child who attends a childcare center enrolled to Aim 1.
• A child who is ≥ 3 years and ≤ 6 years old
• Your child will continue to attend this same childcare center for the duration of the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Parent/legal guardian is unwilling to provide written informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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51 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants attending the childcare centers randomized to this arm will receive the stencil activities after baseline assessments have been completed. We will follow-up with assessments after 6-8 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Playground Stencils

Wait-List

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants attending the childcare centers randomized to this arm will receive the stencil activities approximately 8 weeks after enrolling, after baseline and follow-up assessments have been completed.

Treatment:

Other: Playground Stencils