Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 3Years - 5Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT03055871

Parents and Children Active Together Study

Led by University of Victoria · Updated on 2025-04-01

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

456 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

U

University of Victoria

Lead Sponsor

C

Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The purpose of this study is to examine physical activity habit formation in parents and if this can increase moderate to vigorous physical activity behavior in their children over six months.The Primary Research Question is: Does the habit formation condition result in increased moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity of the child compared to the control (education) and education + planning conditions at six months? Hypothesis: Child physical activity will be higher for the habit formation condition in comparison to the more standard physical activity education and planning conditions at six months.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Parents and Children Active Together Study

Who Can Participate

Age: 3Years - 5Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participant is at least one parent with at least one child aged 3 to 5 years
  • Family resides in greater Victoria, British Columbia
  • At least one parent agrees to participate
  • Child is not meeting current physical activity guidelines (less than 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per day)
  • No restrictions based on socio-economic or ethnic background
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Child currently meets or exceeds 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Behavioural Medicine Lab

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P 5C2

Actively Recruiting

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

3

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