A preschool intervention to improve child and family health behaviours

A feasibility study with process evaluation of a preschool intervention to improve child and family lifestyle behaviours

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13792389

Enrollment

121

Registered

2017-02-16

Start date

2011-10-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-11-20

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Conditions

Lifestyle behaviour change Mental and Behavioural Disorders Lifestyle behaviour change

Interventions

Four local government preschool centres associated with primary schools in the North East of England consent to participate and are randomised to either the intervention or wait list control groups. I

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Families with a preschool child (3-5 years) who attend a local government preschool centre

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility of trial procedures and acceptability of the proposed intervention are measured through: 1. Recruitment rates (the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study) at baseline 2. Completion rates of data collection tasks by parents such as completion of food diaries including recording of child accelerometer/pedometer use, recording time of child TV viewing and recording of family active time at baseline and 6 months 3. Lost to follow-up (parents) measured by the number of parents who consent to participate that remain in the study until the end of follow-up at 6 months 4. Adherence to the proposed activities by preschools and parents (i.e. number of worksheets, feedback forms and questionnaires received from nursery staff and parents during the duration of the study) at 6 months 5. Number of pictures taken by children/families of meals consumed at baseline and 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

Feasibility of trial procedures and acceptability of the proposed intervention are measured through: 1. Recruitment rates (the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study) at baseline 2. Completion rates of data collection tasks by parents such as completion of food diaries including recording of child accelerometer/pedometer use, recording time of child TV viewing and recording of family active time at baseline and 6 months 3. Lost to follow-up (parents) measured by the number of parents who consent to participate that remain in the study until the end of follow-up at 6 months 4. Adherence to the proposed activities by preschools and parents (i.e. number of worksheets, feedback forms and questionnaires received from nursery staff and parents during the duration of the study) at 6 months 5. Number of pictures taken by children/families of meals consumed at baseline and 6 months

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Children: 1. Height and weight are measured using a Leicester portable height measure with the head in the Frankfort plane, and Tanita scales TBF-300MA at baseline and 6 months 2. Physical activity is measured by either Actigraph GT1M accelerometer or ST-101 pedometer at baseline and 6 months 3. Portion size and eating environment (home, school, restaurant, with family alone etc.) are assessed by photographs taken with a digital camera provided to children and food diaries at baseline and 6 months Parents: 1. Child eating behaviours are assessed using four day food diaries collected at baseline and 6 months 2. Sedentary behaviours are assessed by recording the time in hours/minutes children spend watching TV/DVDs and engaging in active behaviours in daily diaries at baseline and 6 months Observational measures: Child food intake when at preschool (2 week days) is recorded using a food checklist at baseline and 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

Children: 1. Height and weight are measured using a Leicester portable height measure with the head in the Frankfort plane, and Tanita scales TBF-300MA at baseline and 6 months 2. Physical activity is measured by either Actigraph GT1M accelerometer or ST-101 pedometer at baseline and 6 months 3. Portion size and eating environment (home, school, restaurant, with family alone etc.) are assessed by photographs taken with a digital camera provided to children and food diaries at baseline and 6 months Parents: 1. Child eating behaviours are assessed using four day food diaries collected at baseline and 6 months 2. Sedentary behaviours are assessed by recording the time in hours/minutes children spend watching TV/DVDs and engaging in active behaviours in daily diaries at baseline and 6 months Observational measures: Child food intake when at preschool (2 week days) is recorded using a food checklist at baseline and 6 months

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026