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Parents and Children Active Together Study

Physical Activity

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.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    3 to 5

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants will be at least one parent with at least one child between the ages of 3 and 5 years. Families will reside in greater Victoria, British Columbia. Parents can be single parents or co-parents (i.e. we only require one parent and one child to participate). Families will be included if they have at least one parent who will participate and one child between the ages of 3 and 5 who is not meeting current physical activity guidelines (\>=60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity. There will be no delimitations to the sample based on socio-economic or ethnic variables.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion Criteria: If child is meeting the current physical activity guidelines \>=60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day.

Study Location

Behavioural Medicine Lab
Behavioural Medicine Lab
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Stina Grant, BA

[email protected]
250 472 5288
Study Sponsored By
University of Victoria
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT03055871