All in the Family: Promoting Family Function Through Physical Activity
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-12
SponsorUniversity of Victoria
About this trial
The goal of this trial is to find out whether adding identity-building and self-regulation training to basic healthy-living education helps families with inactive children (ages 6-12) become more cohesive and physically active. The main question it aims to answer is:
Does the identity + self-regulation + education program improve family cohesion more than (a) self-regulation + education or (b) education alone?
Researchers will compare three groups-identity+self-regulation+education (ID), self-regulation+education (SR), and education-only (ED)-to see which produces the greatest improvements.
Participants will:
1. attend three online workshops at baseline plus two booster sessions at 6-week and 3-month with a project coordinator; 2. complete online questionnaires at baseline, 6-week, 3-month, and 6-month; 3. take part in an exit interview at 6 months.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Self Regulation
BehavioralHow to plan for Family PA
PA Support & Family Social Identity
BehavioralExercises that strengthen parents' PA-support identity and a shared active-family identity through values reflection, role-modelling, visualization, and visible "active family" cues.
Education
BehavioralInformation about healthy living (e.g., PA, sleep hygiene and healthy eating)
Treatment groups
165 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: EducationActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Self RegulationExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group C: PA Support & Family Social IdentityExperimental treatment 3 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Family cohesion
Family cohension will be assessed using FAD \& FACES IV subscale = 1 = Strongly Disagree; 2 = Generally Disagree; 3 = Undecided; 4 = Generally Agree; 5 = Strongly Agree
Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Family functioning outcomes (i.e., family organisation and flexibility)
Family organisation and flexibility will be assessed using FAD \& FACES IV subscale = 1 = Strongly Disagree; 2 = Generally Disagree; 3 = Undecided; 4 = Generally Agree; 5 = Strongly Agree
Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months2
Children's moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
Children's physical activity will be quantified by Self Report using Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C)
Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months3
Parent-child intergenerational activity measured via parent self-report
For parent-child co-PA, the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire will be used.
Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months4
Parental support and M-PAC Constructs
Parental support for child PA: 6-item activity-related parenting practices scale Parental support identity: 3-item version of the Exercise Identity Scale Family PA identity: 4-item scale from Doosje, Ellemers 's ingroup identification measure Parental support habits: 4-item version of the Self-Reported Habit Strength Index Behavioral regulation of parental support: 11-item Physical Activity Regulation Scale Perceived capability and perceived opportunity: 7-item perceived control measure Attitude: 6-item affective and instrumental attitude scale Parental intention: 2-item decisional intention and intention strength scale
Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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University of Victoria
Lead sponsor
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov