Active Dads Healthy Families

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Active Dads Healthy Families: Promoting Physical Activity and Enhancing Father-child Relationships Through Parks and Recreation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04505085
• Other study ID #: Pro00106052
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 17, 2021
• Est. completion date: November 5, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Duke University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: November 5, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: November 5, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education
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.
• Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Durham Parks and Recreation	Durham	North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Duke University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Recruitment as measured by number of participants who enroll		Baseline
Primary	Attendance as measured by number of participants present at each session		Baseline through 8 weeks
Primary	Degree of participation in physical activity during each session	As measured by observation using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) instrument, activity scores range from 1 "lying down" to 5 "vigorous"	Baseline through 8 weeks
Primary	Percent of participants satisfied with the program as measured by self-report evaluation survey	Self-report program evaluation survey; 13 items with responses ranging from 1 "strongly disagree" to 5 "strongly agree"	8 weeks
Primary	Percent of participants who complete all study measures		Baseline
Primary	Percent of participants who complete all study measures		8 weeks
Secondary	Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry	Child objectively measured physical activity	Baseline, 8 weeks
Secondary	Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry	Father objectively measured physical activity	Baseline, 8 weeks
Secondary	Change in father support for child physical activity as measured by father self-report	15-item engagement subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent engagement	Baseline, 8 weeks
Secondary	Change in father physical activity psychological control as measured by father self-report	5-item psychological control subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent psychological control	Baseline, 8 weeks
Secondary	Change in father involvement in physical play as measured by father self-report	9-item scale about father involvement in physical play, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicating greater father involvement	Baseline, 8 weeks
Secondary	Change in father involvement in care-giving as measured by father self-report	13-item scale about father involvement in care-giving, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicate greater father involvement	Baseline, 8 weeks