Preschoolers Learning and Active in PlaY

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03279926

Acronym

PLAY

Enrollment

181

Registered

2017-09-12

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

2019-10-15

Last updated

2020-09-07

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Conditions

Physical Activity

Brief summary

The overall aim of this proposal is to develop and test early childhood education setting-based physical activity (PA) interventions that are innovative by using wearable technology to facilitate monitoring, feedback and motivation for physical activity across multiple levels (child, parent, educator). We posit that our intervention strategies will promote behavior changes in parents and educators, leading to greater awareness and communication about physical activity, more active play opportunities, and ultimately more physical activity for preschoolers. In the R21, we will test the acceptability, feasibility and initial efficacy of three 6 month early childhood education setting- based, multi-level interventions to promote preschoolers' PA using wearable technology and additional behavior change techniques to engage educators and parents. The results of this study will inform a larger intervention trial.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPLAY

Activity trackers + curriculum information

BEHAVIORALPLAY Parents

Enhanced parental engagement

BEHAVIORALPLAY Teachers

Enhanced teacher engagement with active living initiates for the teachers

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 5 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* attends preschool in a child care center participating in this study * no physical/health restrictions on participating in physical activities

Exclusion criteria

* unable to participate in all physical activities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Post-intervention physical activity (children)	Month 6 compared to baseline	accelerometer measured

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Active play opportunities at child care	Month 6 compared to baseline	Using an observation tool, a trained research assistant will note opportunities for active play (including teacher led, child-initiated, outdoor and indoor)

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
activity tracker wear	Month 1	amount of days activity tracker is worn by participant

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026