Actively Recruiting
Led by University of Kansas Medical Center · Updated on 2025-12-11
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
U
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
Researchers are evaluating a 12-week home-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention called the Shining Star study, aimed at improving adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet zero or one of the guidelines for physical activity, screen time, and sleep. The trial seeks to determine if the intervention increases the number of children meeting all three guidelines and if the program is feasible for parents to implement. This randomized controlled trial compares an intervention group using the app to a waitlist control group. Participants in the intervention group will use the Shining Star mobile app, which delivers weekly lessons and behavior-related goals through concise messages, gamification features, behavior trackers, and a parent forum. The control group will receive no intervention during the initial 12 weeks but will complete the same assessments as the intervention group. After 12 weeks, control group participants will gain access to the app and resources. Physical activity and sleep will be tracked with accelerometers, and parents will complete questionnaires. Children's physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep patterns will be assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks using accelerometers. Parents will provide feedback on their child's movement behaviors, development, and app usability through questionnaires and weekly surveys. Additional measures include motor skills tests, cognition assessments, behavioral problems, executive function, and BMI. Data will be securely stored and analyzed to evaluate the intervention's impact and app feasibility over the 12-week period.
CONDITIONS
A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers
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Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 12 weeks
Participants in the intervention group use the Shining Star mobile app for 12 weeks, receiving weekly lessons and behavior-related goals to improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. Parents engage with the app’s gamification features, behavior trackers, and forums. Assessments of physical activity, sleep, screen time, motor skills, cognition, behavioral problems, and executive function are conducted at baseline, Week 6, and Week 12.
3 visits (baseline, Week 6, and Week 12)
Duration - 12 weeks
Participants in the wait-list control group do not receive the intervention during the initial 12 weeks but complete the same assessments of physical activity, sleep, screen time, motor skills, cognition, behavioral problems, and executive function at baseline, Week 6, and Week 12. After this period, they gain access to the mobile app.
3 visits (baseline, Week 6, and Week 12)
Total: 1 location
1
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
Actively Recruiting
D
Dr. Chelsea L Kracht, PhD
J
Jesse D Lyle, MHSA
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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Chelsea L Kracht, Jerica M Berge, Monique LeBlanc...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41610419