Parent-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Black Families

NCT05910671 | Suspended

• 1 other identifier: 21-001263
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is an 8-week parent-based physical activity intervention focusing on increasing physical activity in preschool-aged children. The participants will be randomized into two groups: control and intervention. During the 8 weeks those in the intervention group will receive weekly newsletters and have weekly phone calls with a physical activity coach. The material in weekly newsletters and focus of the phone calls will be on behavior changes related to physical activity. Parents will be encouraged to complete physical activity alone and with their child. The control group will not have any contact with study staff during the 8-week intervention and continue with normal behaviors. Physical activity levels in the parents and children will be measures before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity

Keywords

Physical Activity; Black; Families; Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• change in parent physical activity

  minutes spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity

  week 1 and week 10

• change in child physical activity

  minutes spent in total physical activity

  week 1 and week 10

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• change in family physical activity

  week 1 and week 10

Study Arms (2)

Physical Activity Phone Calls and Notebook

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention will last 8 weeks. As part of the intervention the participants (parents) will receive a notebook with weekly newsletters that discuss behavioral strategies for physical activity changes, note pages, listing of local parks, and age-appropriate physical activities that parents and young children can do together. The intervention group will also have individual weekly telephone meetings with a physical activity coach. The weekly meeting is expected to last approximately 30 minutes. During this meeting, participants will discuss that week's behavioral strategy to promote physical activity, report on the past week's physical activity goals, failures and successes, and set goals for the next week. Each week parents will be asked to set a goal to be physically active with their child and a goal to be physically active alone.

Behavioral: Physical Activity Phone Calls and Notebook

Control

NO INTERVENTION

During the 8 weeks the participants in the control group will neither receive the intervention material nor have any contact with physical activity coaches. They will continue interacting with their young child as normal.

Interventions

Physical Activity Phone Calls and Notebook BEHAVIORAL

This intervention encouraged parents to model physical activity behaviors and co-participate in physical activity with their young child. Each week behavioral strategies for promoting physical activity change will be discussed to help parents work towards meeting their activity goals. As part of the physical activity intervention parents will receive a physical activity notebook that has newsletters, suggested activities that can be done with their child, and other material that will help the parent and child be active active together. The behavioral strategies and the information in the notebook will will be discussed weekly for 30 minutes via telephone.

Physical Activity Phone Calls and Notebook

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• adults who are 19 years old or older
• adult has a child who is between 2-5 years old
• child must be living with the parent
• parent identifies as Black/African American

You may not qualify if:

• parent is currently meeting physical activity recommendations
• parent is currently pregnant or \< 6 weeks post-pregnancy
• child has condition that restricts physical activity
• parent is unable to speak or write in English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• East Carolina University: lead

Study Sites (1)

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina, 27858, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Katrina D DuBose, PhD

  East Carolina University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2023
• First Posted: June 20, 2023
• Study Start: August 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2025
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Locations

US (1)