NCT07586852

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomised controlled trial has two aims: Do UK-based children ages 4 to 6 years understand a evidence-informed song with body confidence messaging without visual aids? and Does children's body appreciation improve after listening to the intervention song, relative to an active control? Children in primary school will be randomised to an intervention condition or active control condition at the individual level. Assessments will occur through one-on-one structured play-based questions assessing body appreciation, message comprehension, and intervention acceptability.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
2mo left

Started Jun 2026

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 8, 2026

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 14, 2026

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 22, 2026

Expected
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 31, 2026

1 day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2026

Last Updated

May 20, 2026

Status Verified

May 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

May 8, 2026

Last Update Submit

May 18, 2026

Conditions

Body Image

Keywords

body imagebody appreciationchildrenrandomized controlled trialsongintervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in body appreciation as measured by two purpose-made items

    Body appreciation is measured using 2 items: "Do you love your body?" and "Do you think your body is amazing?", asked in turn, using a child-friendly two-step approach. On the floor various shapes are arranged. Closest to the child and interviewer is a green rectangle labelled START. Above are two side-by-side rectangles: a yellow one labelled NO (left) and an orange one labelled YES (right). Above there are three blue circles arranged in a row, from smallest to largest (left to right): small circle (20 cm in diameter) = "a little bit"; medium-sized circle (30cm in diameter) = "a medium bit"; and a large circle (40cm in diameter) = "a lot". Before each question, the child stands on START. Children respond to each question by standing on the NO or YES rectangles. If the response is YES, they indicate "how much" by standing on one of the blue circles. Responses include 1 (no) - 2 (a little bit) - 3 (a medium bit) - 4 (a lot). Higher scores indicate greater body appreciation.

    Baseline, immediately post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Intervention acceptability

    Immediately post-intervention

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Intervention comprehension

    Immediately post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Body confidence song

EXPERIMENTAL

A children's song that promotes body appreciation and body confidence.

Behavioral: Body confidence song

Song unrelated to body confidence

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A children's song with no body confidence messaging

Behavioral: Non-body confidence-related song

Interventions

Body confidence songBEHAVIORAL

The song, "My Body is Amazing" is 2:32 minutes in length. The song is sung by the show's star, Blippi, alongside his co-star, Meekah. It is a lively song that teaches children about the functionality of different body parts, with a focus on the five senses.

Body confidence song
Non-body confidence-related songBEHAVIORAL

The song, "Brush your Teeth", is 2:41 minutes in length sung by Blippi. The song teaches children how to brush their teeth and why it's important.

Song unrelated to body confidence

Eligibility Criteria

Age4 Years - 6 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • \- Child in Reception or Year 1 at a recruited school.

You may not qualify if:

  • Parent/guardian opted out of the research.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Various primary schools

Bristol, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Related Publications (8)

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    BACKGROUND

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    PMID: 33915896BACKGROUND

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    PMID: 31450163BACKGROUND

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    PMID: 28215287BACKGROUND

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    BACKGROUND

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    PMID: 39854969BACKGROUND

Related Links

Study Officials

  • Kirsty Garbett

    University of the West of England

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kirsty Garbett, DPhil

CONTACT

+441173282911kirsty.garbett@uwe.ac.uk

Nadia Craddock, PhD

CONTACT

+4411732 87924nadia.craddock@uwe.ac.uk

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
The datasets given to the statistician will be masked to the condition.
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 8, 2026

First Posted

May 14, 2026

Study Start (Estimated)

June 22, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Last Updated

May 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

GB(1)