Family Planning to Promote Regular Physical Activity

NCT01882192 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: CIHR113798
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary research question is: 1\) Does the planning condition improve adherence to regular physical activity compared to the control condition at six months? Hypothesis: Adherence will be higher for the planning condition in comparison to the more standard physical activity education condition. The effect may wane over time from the initial measurement period but all outcomes will remain significantly higher at six months. Secondary Research Questions

1. 1.Does the planning condition improve motivational, health-related quality of life, and health-related fitness outcomes compared to the control condition at six months?
2. 2.Can group differences among these motivational, behavioural, and health-related fitness outcomes be explained through a mediation model? Hypothesis: The covariance of the assigned conditions (planning, education) on use/adherence will be explained by planning and use of behavioural regulation strategies (i.e., manipulation check). In turn, the covariance between planning and behavioural regulation strategies and health-related outcomes will be explained by physical activity adherence among conditions.
3. 3.Can motivational variables predict adherence? Do these differ by condition?
4. 4.Is there an intergenerational, seasonal, or gender difference across primary outcomes by assigned condition? Hypothesis: Children will show greater adherence to the planning condition than their parents. No differences in gender or season are hypothesized but these are exploratory research questions because there is limited research at present to make any definitive statement.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

family; physical activity; planning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in children's physical activity to 6 months

  Children's physical activity will be quantified by accelerometry. Children will wear an accelerometer for a minimum of 10 hours per day for 7 days at baseline and 6 months. Additionally this measure will assess intermediate outcomes at 6 weeks and 3 months.

  baseline & 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Change from baseline in parent's physical activity at 6 months

  baseline & 6 months

• Change from baseline in motivation at 6 weeks

  baseline & 6 weeks

• Change from baseline in self-reported family based physical activity and personal physical activity at 6 weeks

  baseline & 6 weeks

• Change from baseline in health-related quality of life / psychosocial distress at 6 months

  baseline & 6 months

• Change from baseline in physical home environment at 6 months

  baseline and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Family physical activity planning

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention condition will receive the same guidelines as the comparison condition but will also be provided with family physical activity planning material.

Behavioral: Family physical activity planning

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The standard (comparison group) package will consist of Canada's family guide to physical activity guidelines recommending 60 minutes of activity a day in bouts as short as five to ten minutes for children and a breakdown of ways for the family to achieve this physical activity (structured, unstructured, endurance, strength, activities, less than 60 minutes of sustained sedentary activity, reduce screen viewing by 30 min per day) commensurate with this guide. This will include the new insert by CSEP. The guide also contains arguments and information about the benefits of physical activity.

Interventions

Family physical activity planning BEHAVIORAL

This material will include skill training content (workbook how to plan for family physical activity) and practical material to create a plan (i.e., a colourful dry erase wall calendar for family activities with fridge magnets). The skill training material for planning is based on several streams of prior work in the adult physical activity literature. Families were instructed to plan for "when," "where," "how," and "what" physical activity will be performed commensurate with the creation of implementation intentions/action planning. The workbook, however, also focuses on problem solving barriers to physical activity which is more akin to coping planning and traditional goal setting.

Family physical activity planning

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• parents with children between the ages of 6 and 12 years
• self-report low family physical activity
• target child is not meeting Canada's Physical Activity guidelines

You may not qualify if:

• participant is unsafe to participate in physical activity as determined by answers to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Victoria: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator
• Dalhousie University: collaborator
• University of British Columbia: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Behavioural Medicine Laboratory

Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2, Canada

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Rhodes RE, Quinlan A, Naylor PJ, Warburton DER, Blanchard CM. Predicting personal physical activity of parents during participation in a family intervention targeting their children. J Behav Med. 2020 Apr;43(2):209-224. doi: 10.1007/s10865-019-00116-2. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

  PMID: 31713079 DERIVED

• Rhodes RE, Blanchard CM, Quinlan A, Naylor PJ, Warburton DER. Family Physical Activity Planning and Child Physical Activity Outcomes: A Randomized Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Aug;57(2):135-144. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Jun 25.

  PMID: 31248744 DERIVED

• Quinlan A, Rhodes RE, Blanchard CM, Naylor PJ, Warburton DE. Family planning to promote physical activity: a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health. 2015 Oct 5;15:1011. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2309-x.

  PMID: 26437939 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Ryan Rhodes, PhD

  University of Victoria

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Chris Blanchard, PhD

  Dalhousie University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Darren Warburton, PhD

  University of British Columbia

  STUDY CHAIR

• Patti Jean Naylor, PhD

  University of Victoria

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2012
• First Posted: June 20, 2013
• Study Start: June 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2016
• Study Completion: August 1, 2016
• Last Updated: October 27, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Locations

CA (1)