The Effect of Screen to Move Program in Preschool Children

NCT05805592 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 19092293
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 188
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the developed program on screen usage time and physical activity for pre-school children.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Screen Time; Child, Preschool

Keywords

Physical Activity; Screen time; Pre-school child

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Decreasing screen time of children in the experimental group

  Children's screen usage time will be evaluated with questions. "How long (…hours…..minutes) on average did your child use any device with an electronic screen, such as a smartphone, tablet, video game, or watch television, movies, video games in a day?". Daily screen usage time will be evaluated in minutes. A maximum of 60 minutes of screen time is recommended for pre-school children (World Health Organization, 2019).

  Change in screen usage time within 3 months

• Increasing physical activity level of children in the experimental group

  Children's physical activity levels; Item 1: "How long is your child active on average in a day? (e.g. walking slowly, making the bed etc.)" and Item 2:"How long does your child do physical activity in a day, on average, until he is out of breath?" (walking fast, cycling, running, playing ball games, swimming, dancing, etc.) will be evaluated based on parent self-report. The total daily (Item1 + Item2) physical activity time will be evaluated in minutes. A minimum of 180 minutes of physical activity is recommended for pre-school children (World Health Organization, 2019).

  Change in physical activity level within 3 months

• Increasing number of steps for the children in the experimental group

  Pre-school children's daily step count will be measured with the OMRON HJ-109-E pedometer. In our study, the number of steps for children aged 3-5 will be evaluated as 11,500 steps, which is stated to correspond to the 180 minutes physical activity target recommended by the World Health Organization for children aged 3-5 (De Craemer et al., 2015; World Health Organization, 2019).

  Change in number of steps within 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Increasing knowledge score of parents in the experimental group

  Change in knowledge score of parents within 3 months

• Increase in the attitude score of the parents in the experimental group

  Change in parents' attitudes within 3 months

• Increasing self-efficacy score of parents in the experimental group

  Change in self-efficacy score of parents within 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

It is planned as 6 sessions, 1 session per week for children and parents. The program will be introduced to children and parents under the call with "Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)". The symbol of the program has been created and this symbol will be hung on the classroom door. Sessions for children include story, picture, video demonstration and active playing activities. A more clear, simple and understandable language will be used for children, and reinforcements will be used. For parents; There will be 6 training sessions in the form of presentations. At the same time as the children's activities, information notes will be sent to the parents outlining the expectations. Before the intervention, after the intervention and in the 3rd month, children's screen use time, daily physical activity time, sleep time, parents' knowledge, behavior, attitude and self-efficacy about their children's screen use time will be evaluated.

Behavioral: Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Screen use time, daily physical activity time, sleep time, parents' knowledge, behavior, attitude and self-efficacy about children's screen use time will be evaluated simultaneously from the control group with the intervention group. After the 3rd month follow-up test, the STEP will be applied to the children and parents in the control group.

Interventions

Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP) BEHAVIORAL

It is planned as 6 sessions, 1 session per week for children and parents. The program will be introduced to children and parents under the call with "Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)".

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 36 Months - 60 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 36-60 months and their parents.
• Children without any physical and mantel disability

You may not qualify if:

• The data of parents who fill in the data collection forms incompletely will be excluded from the analysis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (7)

• Carson V, Janssen I. Associations between factors within the home setting and screen time among children aged 0-5 years: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jul 23;12:539. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-539.

  PMID: 22823887 RESULT

• De Craemer M, De Decker E, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Verloigne M, Manios Y, Cardon G. The translation of preschoolers' physical activity guidelines into a daily step count target. J Sports Sci. 2015;33(10):1051-7. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2014.981850. Epub 2014 Dec 18.

  PMID: 25524541 RESULT

• Mansor E, Ahmad N, Raj D, Mohd Zulkefli NA, Mohd Shariff Z. Predictors of Parental Barriers to Reduce Excessive Child Screen Time Among Parents of Under-Five Children in Selangor, Malaysia: Cross-sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 13;23(4):e25219. doi: 10.2196/25219.

  PMID: 33847590 RESULT

• Raj D, Mohd Zulkefli N, Mohd Shariff Z, Ahmad N. Determinants of Excessive Screen Time among Children under Five Years Old in Selangor, Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 17;19(6):3560. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063560.

  PMID: 35329247 RESULT

• Smith BJ, Grunseit A, Hardy LL, King L, Wolfenden L, Milat A. Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study. BMC Public Health. 2010 Oct 8;10:593. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-593.

  PMID: 20929587 RESULT

• Zimmerman FJ, Christakis DA, Meltzoff AN. Television and DVD/video viewing in children younger than 2 years. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 May;161(5):473-9. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.161.5.473.

  PMID: 17485624 RESULT

• Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5 Years of Age. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2019. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK541170/

  PMID: 31091057 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Ayse Ergun, Prof

  Marmara University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Tuba Bay Kula, MSc, RN

  Marmara University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: This study is a parallel group randomized controlled study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 5, 2023
• First Posted: April 10, 2023
• Study Start: November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2024
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)