Promoting Sport Participation During Early Parenthood
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the efficacy of two sport participation formats (individual sport, team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared to a non-sport condition among parents of young children who were not participating in sport at baseline of the study. Research of this type is important because parents represent a group dealing with numerous challenges and this is a period of time shown to have the greatest decline in physical activity. Furthermore, parents could reap great benefits in psychological health through the increase in physical activity and sport participation. It is hypothesized that participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2016
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 30, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 13, 2016
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2023
CompletedMay 18, 2022
May 1, 2022
6.4 years
August 30, 2016
May 17, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Change in Parental Quality of Life
Short Form 12 Health Survey will be administered in the baseline questionnaire
Baseline, six weeks and three months
Change in life satisfaction
Satisfaction with Life Scale will be examined at baseline. Citation: Diener E., Emmons R. A., Larsen R. J., Griffin S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.
Baseline, six weeks, and three months
Change in Parenting Stress
Berry, JD, \& Jones, W,H, (1995) The Parental Stress Scale : initial psychometric evidence. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 463 - 472.
Baseline, six weeks and three months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Sport Commitment Model Questionnaire (Scanlan, 1993)
baseline, six-weeks, three months
Family functioning questionnaire
baseline, six weeks, three months
Relationship Satisfaction questionnaire
baseline, six weeks, three months
Study Arms (3)
Personal time condition
ACTIVE COMPARATORPeople randomized to this group will be asked to go on a "night out" with no kids (i.e. dinner, or a movie) once a month.
Individual sport condition
EXPERIMENTALPeople randomized to this group will select an individual sport. They will be asked to participate in this individual sport for three months.
Team sport condition
EXPERIMENTALPeople randomized to this group will select a team sport. They will be asked to participate in the team sport for three months (length of the team sport season).
Interventions
Participants will choose from a list of team sports and will be signed up with the team.
Participants will choose from a list of individual sports.
Participants in this group will be asked to go out to have a weekly night out or "personal time" of choice, such as dinner or a movie (only restrictions are they cannot go do a sport or physical activity and time must be spent without children).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Men and women with children under the age of 13 who live in the Greater Victoria area
- Must not have participated in any organized sport within the last month
You may not qualify if:
- Parents who do not have a child under the age of 13
- Parents who have or are currently playing an organized sport
- Parents under the age of 18
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Behavioural Medicine Laboratory
Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2, Canada
Related Publications (2)
Rhodes RE, Beauchamp MR, Carson V, Courtnall S, Wierts CM, Blanchard CM. Effect of recreational sport and physical activity participation on well-being during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med. 2025 Jan 4;59(1):kaae081. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaae081.
PMID: 39657760DERIVEDGrant SJ, Beauchamp MR, Blanchard CM, Carson V, Rhodes RE. Promoting sport participation during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials. 2020 Feb 27;21(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4158-x.
PMID: 32103772DERIVED
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Primary Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 30, 2016
First Posted
September 13, 2016
Study Start
October 1, 2016
Primary Completion
March 1, 2023
Study Completion
March 1, 2023
Last Updated
May 18, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-05