None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this research is to explore how reducing household chaos and encouraging engagement in positive family routines may promote development of healthy lifestyle behaviours that reduce the risk of overweight and improve well-being in young New Zealand children. A two-arm, 12-week RCT pilot study will be conducted to assess the Three Pillars Study (3PS) programme. Intervention participants will attend a half-day workshop and then have access to a supplementary website with more information, resources, and videos. Both the intervention group and wait-list control group will undergo study measures at baseline, 6 weeks (at the end of the programme) and 12 weeks (final follow-up). After final follow-up data collection has been completed, the control group will be offered the intervention, that is, participation in the half-day workshop and access to the study website.
Interventions
The 3PS intervention will consist of a half-day, group-based workshop with parents of toddlers, which will be run by a community worker. The workshop will focus on the home environment and organisation in the home, with the ultimate aim of reducing household chaos. Within this context, specific topics of sleep, diet, and play/screen use will be discussed, and simple solutions offered to busy parents to overcome barriers to their toddler engaging in health-promoting behaviours and routines, such
The 3PS intervention will consist of a half-day, group-based workshop with parents of toddlers, which will be run by a community worker. The workshop will focus on the home environment and organisation in the home, with the ultimate aim of reducing household chaos. Within this context, specific topics of sleep, diet, and play/screen use will be discussed, and simple solutions offered to busy parents to overcome barriers to their toddler engaging in health-promoting behaviours and routines, such as family meals and adequate sleep. The workshop will be run with approximately 10-15 parents, and will involve a mix of traditional presentations (e.g. PowerPoint presentation presented by the facilitator), videos, and group exercises. The workshop will be audio recorded to check fidelity of the content delivery. The workshop will also be supplemented by a study website, which will provide an overview of each of the topics explored in the workshop, in addition to in-depth information for those parents seeking more information around a specific topic. The website will also contain short videos, which will focus on sleep, diet, and play/screen use in toddlers. Participants will have access to the website for a period of 6 weeks. Google analytics will be used to assess usage of the website, and participants will be sent an email each week for the first 4 weeks introducing them to each of the topics and linking to the specific page. For example, during the first week, participants will receive an email briefly discussing the importance of routines and rituals, and a link to this page on the study website.
Sponsors
University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parent or primary caregiver ages at least 18 years of age with a child aged 18 months to <3 years who exceeds guidelines for TV/screen use (i.e. no screen time for children aged under 2 years, or >1 hour/day for children aged 2-3 years) Currently lives in Auckland and can attend one half-day workshop Has access to the internet Able to provide written informed consent, and can speak and read English
Exclusion criteria
Parent of a child with a serious physical or medial illness or known developmental problem (e.g. sleep apnoea, feeding aversions, autism)
Outcome results
None listed