Evaluation of the Move 2 Learn (M2L) Program for Young Children

NCT03999619 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 8303
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Move 2 Learn (M2L) is a 10-week movement and pre-literacy program for preschool aged children and their parents designed to improve both movement and reading skills as well as support their overall cognitive, physical, and psychological development. This study will be using a randomized wait-list controlled trial design to evaluate the program on several outcomes: motor skills, pre-literacy skills, cognitive function, perceived physical competence, and physical activity. Children ages 3 to 4 years with typical development will be randomized to either start the program immediately or enter the wait-list control group to begin the program after a 10-week control period. The outcomes will be assessed for all children three times, at week 0, week 11, and week 21 to evaluate change over time in both groups.

Conditions

Motor Development; Physical Activity

Keywords

Pre-Literacy Skills

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Motor skills

  Movement skill competency (Peabody Developmental Motor Scales- 2nd ed; total gross motor scores range from 0 to 286 with higher scores representing higher motor skill)

  Change from week 0 to 11

• Change in Pre-literacy skills

  Print Concept Knowledge (Preschool Word and Print Awareness Tool; standardized scores range from 0 to 181 with higher scores representing higher pre-literacy skill)

  Change from week 0 to 11

Secondary Outcomes (14)

• Change in Perceived Physical Competence

  Change from week 0 to 11

• Change in Perceived Physical Competence

  Change from week 11 to 21

• Change in Executive function - Attention

  Change from week 0 to 11

• Change in Executive function - Attention

  Change from week 11 to 21

• Executive function - Inhibition

  Change from week 0 to 11

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Children will enter into the Move 2 Learn program immediately following their first assessment (between week 0 to 10)

Behavioral: Move 2 Learn

Wait-list Control

OTHER

Children will not participate in the program until after their second assessment (between week 11 to 21). Their control period will take place between week 0 and 10.

Behavioral: Move 2 Learn

Interventions

Move 2 Learn BEHAVIORAL

10-week (1 hour/week) program designed to target fundamental movement and pre-literacy skills with active parent involvement.

Also known as: M2L

Experimental; Wait-list Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 4 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Between the ages of 3 and 4 years with typical development

You may not qualify if:

• Developmental delay
• Physical conditions that prohibit safe participation in physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Toronto: lead
• McMaster University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2W6, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• John Cairney, PhD

  University of Toronto

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Outcome assessors will not be aware of the group status of children
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Randomized Wait-list Controlled Design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2019
• First Posted: June 26, 2019
• Study Start: January 7, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2020
• Study Completion: January 31, 2020
• Last Updated: December 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)