None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project will involve a FMS program that will be implemented at the UNSW Early Years Childcare Centres. PLAYFUN will be a cluster randomised controlled trial in preschool aged children to be conducted over a 12-week period with fundamental motor skill testing to be completed at the beginning and end of the 12 weeks, with follow-up testing to be completed 12-weeks after the program has finished. If the program is shown to be beneficial, children in the control group will be offered the exercise program free of charge at the end of the study. Therefore, initially the control groups will be allocated as wait list for the program. The primary outcome measure will be FMS measured using the Test of Gross Motor Development 2 (TGMD-2). Secondary outcome measures include both perceived and actual physical activity (PA) levels and anthropometric data (BMI).
Interventions
12-week fundamental motor skills intervention for preschoolers aimed at improving motor skills and increasing physical activity. The intervention will consist of games designed to enhance the participants motor skills using equipment such as a variety of sports balls, witches hats, and jumping sacks. The intervention will run in the UNSW Early Years Childcare centres 5 days/week for 40 minutes with children to attend on the days they are present at the centre (between 1 and 5). The intervention
12-week fundamental motor skills intervention for preschoolers aimed at improving motor skills and increasing physical activity. The intervention will consist of games designed to enhance the participants motor skills using equipment such as a variety of sports balls, witches hats, and jumping sacks. The intervention will run in the UNSW Early Years Childcare centres 5 days/week for 40 minutes with children to attend on the days they are present at the centre (between 1 and 5). The intervention will be run by an accredited exercise physiologist with assistance from 4th year exercise physiology practicum and research students. Following the initial 12-week intervention period there will be a 12-week break followed by testing to investigate any ongoing effects of the program. Following this testing the original control group will be crossed over and receive the intervention. Further recruitment took place at this stage, and these children if eligible also took part. This group will only receive the 12-week intervention and not be assessed following a 12-week break.
Sponsors
Alexander Engel
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Other
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Healthy children with no chronic conditions that would affect the child's participation in physical activity. Age 3-5 and enrolled in the UNSW early years centers
Exclusion criteria
Chronic condition that affects participants involvement in physical activity. Diagnosed behavioral condition
Outcome results
None listed