The Effect of Screen to Move Program in Preschool Children

Marmara University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Screen Time; Physical Activity; Child, Preschool

Treatments: Behavioral: Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05805592

19092293

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the developed program on screen usage time and physical activity for pre-school children.

Full description

The "Screen-to-Move-Program" (STEP), developed on the basis of Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), is aimed to reduce screen usage time and increase physical activity in pre-school children. In this study, it was aimed to increase children's physical activity and decrease screen usage times with a 6 session intervention program based on SCT, which includes children and parents. The effectiveness of the program will be evaluated with the pre-test, post-test and 3rd month follow-up test.

Enrollment: 188 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 36 to 60 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Children aged 36-60 months and their parents.
2. Children without any physical and mantel disability

Exclusion criteria

1.The data of parents who fill in the data collection forms incompletely will be excluded from the analysis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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188 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

It is planned as 6 sessions, 1 session per week for children and parents. The program will be introduced to children and parents under the call with "Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)". The symbol of the program has been created and this symbol will be hung on the classroom door. Sessions for children include story, picture, video demonstration and active playing activities. A more clear, simple and understandable language will be used for children, and reinforcements will be used. For parents; There will be 6 training sessions in the form of presentations. At the same time as the children's activities, information notes will be sent to the parents outlining the expectations. Before the intervention, after the intervention and in the 3rd month, children's screen use time, daily physical activity time, sleep time, parents' knowledge, behavior, attitude and self-efficacy about their children's screen use time will be evaluated.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Screen use time, daily physical activity time, sleep time, parents' knowledge, behavior, attitude and self-efficacy about children's screen use time will be evaluated simultaneously from the control group with the intervention group. After the 3rd month follow-up test, the STEP will be applied to the children and parents in the control group.