Effects of a Physical Education Programme in Preschool Children
The Development of Motor Skills by a Physical Education Programme in Preschool Children: a Preschool-based Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
Unlike other European countries, Italian kindergartens do not include the physical education teacher in the school organic personnel. This is frequently associated with the lack of opportunities to perform physical education by preschool children. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a specific 16-week-long physical education programme (PEP) of 16-week length on the development of locomotor and object control skills in preschool children.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2015
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 31, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 7, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 5, 2018
CompletedMarch 5, 2018
February 1, 2018
6 months
February 7, 2018
February 26, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Quotient of gross motor development change
Quotient of gross motor development
Change from Baseline at 16 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (5)
BMI
Change from Baseline at 16 weeks
Weight
Change from Baseline at 16 weeks
Height
Change from Baseline at 16 weeks
Object control skills change
Change from Baseline at 16 weeks
Locomotion skills change
Change from Baseline at 16 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALPhysical activity intervention
Control
NO INTERVENTIONKeep usual activities in kindergarten
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- preschool children
You may not qualify if:
- Age \< 40 months
- Age \> 67 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Tabacchi G, Battaglia G, Alesi M, Paoli A, Palma A, Bellafiore M. Food literacy predictors and associations with physical and emergent literacy in pre-schoolers: results from the Training-to-Health Project. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Feb;23(2):356-365. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019002404. Epub 2019 Sep 2.
PMID: 31474231DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Marianna Bellafiore
University of Palermo
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PhD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 7, 2018
First Posted
March 5, 2018
Study Start
December 1, 2015
Primary Completion
May 31, 2016
Study Completion
June 1, 2016
Last Updated
March 5, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share