Run Daddy Run! A Lifestyle Intervention Focusing on Fathers and Their Children

NCT04590755 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FWO17/ASP/123
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to develop and implement a multicomponent eHealth lifestyle intervention (focusing on (co-) physical activity and screen time) for fathers and their children, aiming to prevent childhood overweight and obesity.

Conditions

Father-Child Relations

Keywords

Obesity; Fathers; Children; Primary school; Intervention; Physical activity; Screen time; Sedentary Behaviour

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in co-physical Activity

  Father-child co-physical activity, will be subjectively measured using a seven-day recall diary, in which fathers will be asked to report all physical activities and screen time activities they performed together with their child in the last 7 days. More specifically, fathers have to report the start hour of the activity/activities, duration of the activity/activities, and the activity/activities itself in this diary, for each day of the week. PA diaries are often economical and can provide information on the types of activity not recorded from more objective measurement methods, such as accelerometers \[66\]. According to Matthews et al. (2002), diary based self-reported instruments can provide, with good participation compliance, accurate and valid assessments of PA \[67\].

  8 months (post-test), 14 months (follow-up)

• Change in physical activity father

  Objective PA data will be collected through accelerometry. Axivity's (model AX3, 3-axial) will be worn by the father and the child for at least 7 consecutive days, on the non-dominant hand, for 24 hours a day. Participants' light (LPA), moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA) and total PA will be assessed during this time period, which have been shown to be reliable and valid \[60\]. As an additional measure of (self-report) PA, fathers will be asked to complete the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), for both himself and his child, questioning LPA, MPA and VPA during the past seven days \[61, 62\].Research comparing the IPAQ-SF with objective measures (i.e. accelerometers) shows that the criterion validity of this questionnaire is fair to good, with an ICC 0.30 \[62\]. Overall, the IPAQ-SF has reasonable (test-retest) reliability (ICC=0.65) a good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=0.83) \[63\].

  8 months (post-test)

• Change in physical activity child

  Objective PA data will be collected through accelerometry. Axivity's (model AX3, 3-axial) will be worn by the father and the child for at least 7 consecutive days, on the non-dominant hand, for 24 hours a day. Participants' light (LPA), moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA) and total PA will be assessed during this time period, which have been shown to be reliable and valid \[60\]. As an additional measure of (self-report) PA, fathers will be asked to complete the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), for both himself and his child, questioning LPA, MPA and VPA during the past seven days \[61, 62\].Research comparing the IPAQ-SF with objective measures (i.e. accelerometers) shows that the criterion validity of this questionnaire is fair to good, with an ICC 0.30 \[62\]. Overall, the IPAQ-SF has reasonable (test-retest) reliability (ICC=0.65) a good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=0.83) \[63\].

  8 months (post-test)

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Change in co-screen time

  8 months (post-test)

• Change in Sedentary behaviour (including screen time) father

  8 months (post-test)

• Change in Sedentary behaviour (including screen time) child

  8 months (post-test)

• Change in Father-child relationship (quality of relationship)

  8 months (post-test), 14 months (follow-up)

• Change in psychosocial determinants (co)PA

  8 months (post-test), 14 months (follow-up)

Study Arms (2)

Interactive father-child sessions and use of website

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group will receive the Run Daddy Run intervention.

Behavioral: Interactive father-child sessions and website

No intervention (no interactive father-child sessions and use of website)

NO INTERVENTION

Intervention group will not receive the Run Daddy Run intervention.

Interventions

Interactive father-child sessions and website BEHAVIORAL

The Run Daddy Run intervention will consist of 5 (inter)active sessions for fathers and their children + 1 follow-up session, each session lasting 90 minutes. These sessions will be given to 8 groups of +- 13 families (fathers and their children), guided by 2 facilitators and will take place every 2 weeks, at a location in the neighborhood of fathers and children (e.g. school of the children). Additionally, a website will be available for the fathers and their children, with additional information about the project, tips and information about being active together (e.g. movement breaks, fundamental movement skills, etc.) and limiting screen time. In addition, fathers and their children will also log their goals on this website, and between two sessions (= a period of 2 weeks) they will be asked to keep track of their co-PA on this website, aiming to reach their goal.

Interactive father-child sessions and use of website

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 9 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Male: fathers Children: all (both boys and girls)
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Fathers
• Primary school aged children

You may not qualify if:

• \- Unhealthy/disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead
• Research Foundation Flanders: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Latomme J, Morgan PJ, Chastin S, Brondeel R, Cardon G. Effects of a family-based lifestyle intervention on co-physical activity and other health-related outcomes of fathers and their children: the 'Run Daddy Run' intervention. BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 15;23(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15191-z.

  PMID: 36793044 DERIVED

• Latomme J, Morgan PJ, De Craemer M, Brondeel R, Verloigne M, Cardon G. A Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention Focusing on Fathers and Their Children Using Co-Creation: Study Protocol of the Run Daddy Run Intervention. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 13;18(4):1830. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041830.

  PMID: 33668562 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Greet Cardon

  University Ghent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants are allocated to the intervention or control group by the researcher.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Non-Randomized Controlled Trial with Intervention and Control Group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2020
• First Posted: October 19, 2020
• Study Start: October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2020
• Study Completion: December 1, 2020
• Last Updated: January 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)