Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments

Childhood Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Painted Playgrounds: A Scalable Approach to Increasing Physical Activity and Motor Skills in Louisiana Preschool Aged Children. Aim 2: Assessments

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03885518
• Other study ID #: 2017-040-PBRC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: August 2022
• Source: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 56
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 3 Years to 6 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Childhood Obesity
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Other:
• Playground Stencils
The stencils (hopscotch, agility trail, foursquare, bullseye, etc.) will be painted on the playgrounds at each childcare center. A toolkit and training video will be distributed to staff at each center to aid in instructing the children on how to perform the tasks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Pennington Biomedical Research Center	Baton Rouge	Louisiana

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pennington Biomedical Research Center	Blue Cross Blue Shield

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Moderate to Vigorous Activity (MVPA) during recess	To test the effectiveness of a promising (cost-effective, easily scalable) playground stenciling intervention to increase physical activity, change in MVPA during recess will be measured using accelerometers.	Baseline and follow-up (6 to 8 weeks after playground stenciling)
Secondary	Change in fundamental motor skill development	To test the effectiveness of a promising (cost-effective, easily scalable) playground stenciling intervention to change fundamental motor skills, Tests of Gross Motor Development (TGMDs) will be performed at baseline and follow-up.	Baseline and follow-up (6 to 8 weeks after playground stenciling)