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NCT06667661
A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers
Conditions: Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, Feasibility Studies, Sleep, Physical Activity, Screen Time, Sedentary Behaviors, Motor Skills, Cognition, Parent-Child Relations, Mobile Application, Health Education, Child Development
Sex: All
Ages: 3 Years – 4 Years
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 80
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Location: University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Kansas
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a home-based mHealth intervention can improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet 0 or 1 of the guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Can the intervention increase the proportion of children meeting all three 24-Hour Movement Guidelines (physical activity, screen-time, and sleep)?
* Is the intervention feasible for parents to implement, as measured by a parent feedback survey?
Researchers will compare an intervention group to a waitlist control group to assess whether the intervention leads to increased guideline adherence.
Parents and Participants:
* Children will wear an accelerometer to track physical activity and sleep patterns.
* Parents will use a mobile app that delivers weekly lessons and behavior-related goals to encourage healthy movement behaviors in their children.
* Parents will complete questionnaires on their child's movement behaviors and development at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks.
* Additionally, children will undergo motor skills assessments, and parents will provide feedback on cognitive development and behavioral changes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion (Child):
* Ages 3-4 years.
* Parent report that they meet 0 or 1 recommendation for physical activity, sleep, and screen-time as defined by the 24-hour movement guidelines. The physical activity recommendation is defined as greater than or equal to 3 hours/day of total physical activity, including 1 hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The sleep recommendation is defined as 10-13 hours/day. The sedentary behavior recommendation is defined as less than or equal to 1 hour/day of sedentary screen-time.
Inclusion (Parents):
* Parents must agree to use their mobile phone for the duration of the study (\~12 weeks) and download the mobile app onto their phone.
* The parent/caregiver is fluent in English to participate in testing the mobile app.
* The parent/caregiver must be willing to travel to KUMC to complete study visits.
Exclusion (child):
* Mobility limitations as reported by the parent.
* Meeting two or more recommendations for physical activity, sleep, and screen-time.
* Sibling or household member is participating or participated in the study.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06667661). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.