Kids FIRST: Family-based Intervention to Reduce Snacking and Screen Time in Children

NCT03993652 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PG/12/70/29777
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Kids FIRST was a 12-week, four arm, home- and school-based pilot randomised controlled trial to reduce screen-time and unhealthy snacking with assessments at pre- (baseline) and post-intervention. Four UK schools were randomised to control or one of three interventions - Group 1: targeting reductions in screen-time and unhealthy snacking (ST+Sn), Group 2: targeting reductions in screen-time only (ST), Group 3: targeting reductions in unhealthy snacking only (Sn). Intervention group parents received four online 'sessions' and four packages of resources which were tailored to each intervention group and focused on specific mediators of screen-time and/or unhealthy snacking. Children received four 30-minute lessons during school time, followed by homework activities/challenges. Children and parents reported their own screen-time behaviours, children reported their own snacking behaviours, and completed questionnaires on individual, behavioural, social and physical home environmental variables. Descriptive analyses were undertaken using principles of intention to treat.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle; Sedentary Behavior; Diet Habit

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Time spent engaged in screen-time

  minutes per week engaged in sedentary screen-time

  3 months

• Frequency of consumption of energy-dense snack foods, fruits and vegetables

  Daily frequency of consumption of energy-dense snack foods

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Time parents spend engaged in screen-time

  3 months

• parent consumption of energy-dense snacks

  3 months

Study Arms (4)

Screen-time and Snacking

EXPERIMENTAL

Aim: to reduce both screen-time and unhealthy snacking

Behavioral: Kids FIRST

Screen-time only

EXPERIMENTAL

Aim: to reduce screen-time only

Behavioral: Kids FIRST

Snacking only

EXPERIMENTAL

Aim: to reduce unhealthy snacking only

Behavioral: Kids FIRST

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control

Interventions

Kids FIRST BEHAVIORAL

family- and school-based intervention to reduce unhealthy screen-time and snacking

Screen-time and Snacking; Screen-time only; Snacking only

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• The study targeted families with at least one 5-6 and/or 9-11 year old child.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Loughborough University: lead
• British Heart Foundation: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Pearson N, Biddle SJH, Griffiths P, Sherar LB, McGeorge S, Haycraft E. Reducing screen-time and unhealthy snacking in 9-11 year old children: the Kids FIRST pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 29;20(1):122. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8232-9.

  PMID: 31996192 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Behavior, Animal

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: schools were blinded to study arm
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Research Associate in Physical Activity and Public Health

Model Details: 4-arm intervention. 3 interventions that received the same model but tailored to behavioural target. control group received no treatment

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 18, 2019
• First Posted: June 21, 2019
• Study Start: September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: June 28, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06