Status:

RECRUITING

"We Are an Active Family": Promoting Child Physical Activity Through Social Identity Formation in the Family System

Lead Sponsor:

University of Victoria

Collaborating Sponsors:

Diabetes Canada

Conditions:

Physical Activity

Social Identity

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of our study is to explore the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) identity formation in the family system as a promotor of long-term PA. The primary research question is: Does a fami...

Detailed Description

The secondary research questions will include: 1. Does the identity formation condition improve child health-related fitness outcomes compared to the education and planning condition at six months? H...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants will be at least one parent with at least one child between the ages of 6 and 12 years.
  • Families (parents and/or guardians and children) residing in Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan, Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Burnaby, British Columbia.
  • Children that participate in \<60 minutes/day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

Exclusion

  • If child is meeting the current physical activity guidelines \>=60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day.
  • If participant does not pass Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 10 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

148 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05794789

Start Date

August 10 2023

End Date

March 31 2026

Last Update

April 3 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Psychology of Exercise, Health, and Physical Activity (PEHPA) Laboratory, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z1

2

Behavioural Medicine Lab, University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P-5C2