The Development of an Intergenerational Movement Program for Grandchildren and Their Grandparents Using Co-creation

Intergenerational Relations Clinical Trial

— GRANDPACT  

Official title:

The Development and Evaluation of an Intergenerational Program for GRANDchildren and Their GRANDparents to Stimulate Physical Activity and Cognitive Function Using Co-creaTion

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06163638
• Other study ID #: GRANDPACT Project - BC-11748
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: Evelien Iliano
• Phone: +329 264 63 21
• Email: evelien.iliano[@]ugent.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to develop, evaluate and implement an intergenerational physical activity program for grandchildren and their grandparents using co-creation focusing on the promotion of (co-)physical activity as a primary outcome and cognitive functioning, psychosocial well-being, the family relationship, expectations regarding aging and motor competence in grandparents and grandchildren as secondary outcomes.

Description:

In recent years, increased attention has been devoted to intergenerational physical activity (PA) programs because they may have several benefits for children and older adults (e.g., learning skills from each other, reduction of ageism). An intergenerational PA program focusing on grandchildren and -parents in a 'standard' family setting and the combination of PA and cognitive functions is innovative and may hold potential to promote PA and improve cognitive functions in both grandchildren and their grandparents. The aim of this study is to describe the protocol of the GRANDPACT (GRANDparents and GRANDchildren improve their Physical Activity and Cognitive functions using co-creaTion) project, focusing on the development of an intergenerational PA program for grandchildren and -parents using the theoretical framework "Behaviour Change Wheel" in combination with a co-creation approach. One co-creation trajectory will be organized to develop the program, followed by an efficacy trial to refine and evaluate the program with measurements pre (at baseline), post (after 24 weeks) and follow-up (after 36 weeks) to measure the outcomes of (co-)PA, cognitive functions, psychosocial well-being, the quality of the family relationship, expectations regarding aging and motor competence in grandchildren and -parents. The outcomes will be measured using accelerometery for PA, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) testing for cognitive functions and questionnaires for psychosocial well-being, quality of the family relationship and expectations regarding aging. Motor competence will be tested with different field tests in grandparents and grandchildren. Co-development with end-users and stakeholders during the co-creation trajectory is expected to result in an effective, attractive and feasible program. Co-PA is expected to improve PA, cognitive functions, psychosocial well-being, quality of the family relationship, motor competence and motivation to be physically active in grandchildren and -parents. Both will also have better expectations regarding aging.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria for children:

• Aged between 6 and 10 years old
• Having at least 1 grandparent
• Speaking Dutch
• No serious physical, cognitive or psychiatric health problems

Inclusion Criteria for grandparents:

• Having at least 1 grandchild (aged between 6 and 10 years old)
• Speaking Dutch
• No serious physical, cognitive or psychiatric health problems

Exclusion Criteria grandparents:

• Having medical health problems (epilepsy) that can cause a risk when participating in the intervention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Intergenerational Relations

Intervention

Behavioral:
• GRANDPACT Project
To investigate whether grandparents and grandchildren are more co-physically active, have a better cognitive function, psychosocial well-being, quality of the family relationship and expectations regarding aging and motor competence due to the intervention, 2 arms were created to test the effets.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Ghent University	Ghent

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in co-PA in grandchildren and grandparents	The primary outcome of the intervention is co-PA. To objectively measure co-PA, participants will be asked to wear an accelerometer (ActiGraph wGT3X-BT) during 8 consecutive days. The purpose of wearing an accelerometer is to investigate whether grandchildren and their grandparents are more (co-)physically active together after the intervention.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Primary	Change in intensity of PA in grandchildren and grandparents	In addition to the primary outcome of the intervention, which is co-PA, we would like to measure the intensity of PA during each movement session with an accelerometer (ActiGraph wGT3X-BT) by measuring heart rate.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in psychosocial well-being in children	The 23-item Pediatric health-related Quality of Life scale (PEDs-QL) will be used to have a reliable and valid global assessment of children's general quality of life and their specific emotional, social and school functioning. Every item is scored on 4 (1, 2, 3 or 4) and higher scores mean a worse outcome (worse psychosocial well-being). The minimum score is 23 on 92, the maximum score is 92 on 92.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in quality of the family relationship in children	Interview with children based on the Grandparent-grandchild Relationship Questionnaire (children's literacy is too limited to complete the questionnaire)	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in quality of the family relationship in children	Interview with children based on Rey and Ruiz's Socialization Styles Questionnaire (children's literacy is too limited to complete the questionnaire)	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in expectations regarding aging in children	The Young Children's Views of Older People (YCVOP) scale will be used to mesarure expectations regarding aging. Two pairs of adjectives (e.g., strong - weak) are showed with a Visual Analogue Scale in between to put a mark on it. The final position of the mark will generate a score (value present at the back of the VAS and not seen by the child) for each pair of adjectives ranging from -50 (extremely negative) to +50 (extremely positive). We will calculate a mean global score, also comprised between -50 and +50 (neutral score at 0), for each child. Higher scores on the YCVOP indicate more positive views of older people.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in psychosocial well-being in grandparents	To capture a wide conception of older adults' psychological well-being including af-fective-emotional aspects, cognitive-evaluative dimensions and psychological functioning the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) will be used. The 14 items are scored from 1 to 5 and higher scores mean a higher well-being. The minimum score is 14 on 70, the maximum score is 70 on 70.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in psychosocial well-being in grandparents	Social isolation (defined as the way in which older adults perceive, experience, and evaluate isolation and lack of communication with others) will be measured using the valid and reliable Social and Emotional Loneliness scale for Adults (SELSA). The scale is comprised of three subscales of 12, 11, and 14 items, respectively, which are responded to on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Higher scores mean less social isolation. The minimum score is 37 on 259, the maximum score is 259 on 259.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in quality of the family relationship in grandparents	Moving from literature and previous investigations (Battistelli & Farneti, 1991; Farneti & Battistelli, 2003) a new self-report questionnaire, of 26 items was used. This questionnaire, assessed grandparents' opinion concerning their relationship with grandchildren using 3 subscales: feelings and emotions towards grandchildren (7 items); grandparents and grandchildren shared activities a) symbolic activities based on language (telling fairy tales or family history stories), b) activities based on technology (like watching TV, playing on the computer) and c) sport and physical activities (for instance walking) (9 items); attitudes regarding grandparents role as well as children's educational behaviour (10 items).; After reading each statements, grandparents had to rate their accordance on the Likert-scale with eleven positions (0=totally not agree; 10=totally agree). The minimum score is 0 on 260, the maximum score is 260 on 260.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in expectations regarding aging in grandparents	In grandparents, the ERA-38 will be used. The scale focuses on 10 dimensions related to aging (General health, Cognitive function, Mental health, Functional independence, Sexual function, Pain, Urinary incontinence, Sleep, Fatigue, Appearance) and is divided into two sections : (1) What the participant expects for themselves about aging and (2) The participant's expectations for aging in older people in general. Questions for both sections are based on a 4-item scale (ranging from 1 to 4; Definitely True, Somewhat True, Somewhat False, and Definitely False). Possible scores can range from 0 to 100; a higher score is considered to be consistent with Rowe & Kahn's (1987) model of successful aging, whereas a low score is associated with health decline and function.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)
Secondary	Change in cognitive functioning in grandchildren and grandparents	To objectively measure cognitive functioning, participants (grandparents and grandchildren) will be asked to complete tests on an iPad using the Cambridge Neurological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB). The specific tests are yet to be determined.	9 months (pre: at baseline, post: after 6 weeks, follow-up: after 18 weeks)