Status:
COMPLETED
Preschoolers Activity Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Victoria
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to test the efficacy of the physical activity (PA) intervention protocol to increase preschoolers overall PA levels and time spent in moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) ...
Detailed Description
Background \& Significance: Objective measures of physical activity (PA) using accelerometers (motion sensors worn at the hip) reveal that preschoolers level of sedentary behaviour are high, and leve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or Female
- 3 to 5 years old
- Enrolled full-time at a participating, licensed daycare/child care facility
Exclusion
- Activity restrictions due to disease: unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease, significant arthritis
- Other illness judged by the parent/guardian to make participation in this study inadvisable
- Significant cognitive deficit resulting in inability to understand or comply with instructions
- Inability to communicate in English or French
- Unwillingness of parent/guardian to sign informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
83 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02293278
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
November 18 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1