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NCT Number: NCT04505085

Active Dads Healthy Families

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a community-delivered physical activity program for fathers and their children ages 2-5 years.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Behavior Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Durham Parks and Recreation

Durham, North Carolina, 27701, United States

About this study

The investigators will evaluate the feasibility of a community-based father-child physical activity promotion program. The investigators will work with a local Parks and Recreation department to recruit and deliver programming to three cohorts of fathers and their children 2-5 years old. To evaluate program feasibility, the investigators will assess recruitment efforts, program attendance, and participant engagement and satisfaction with the program. The investigators will also assess change in father-child outcomes post program including objectively measured physical activity, fathers' parenting, and father involvement.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Father or father figure to child between the ages 2-5 years
  • Father or father figure 18+ years
  • Can speak and read in English

Exclusion criteria

  • Father or child has a physical disability precluding them from being physically active

Treatment and study plan

Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education

Behavioral

The intervention will include outdoor education and physical activity opportunities at various outdoor parks. The program will be held one day a week for eight consecutive weeks. Parks and Recreation will facilitate and run the program. Each session will last 60 minutes and include a brief educational discussion and opportunities for various games and activities. Each session will have a special theme relevant to the outdoors. Families will also receive a home toolbox to facilitate activity and learning outside of the program. Feedback on physical activity will be provided at the beginning and the end of the program.

Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness

Behavioral

The intervention will include physical activity opportunities at a community center. The program will be held one day a week for eight consecutive weeks. Parks and Recreation will facilitate and run the program. Each session will last 60 minutes and include a brief educational discussion and opportunities for various games and activities. Families will also receive a home toolbox to facilitate activity outside of the program. Feedback on physical activity will be provided at the beginning and the end of the program.

Primary outcomes

  1. Recruitment as measured by number of participants who enroll

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Attendance as measured by number of participants present at each session

    Time frame: Baseline through 8 weeks

  3. Degree of participation in physical activity during each session

    Time frame: Baseline through 8 weeks

    As measured by observation using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) instrument, activity scores range from 1 "lying down" to 5 "vigorous"

  4. Percent of participants satisfied with the program as measured by self-report evaluation survey

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-report program evaluation survey; 13 items with responses ranging from 1 "strongly disagree" to 5 "strongly agree"

  5. Percent of participants who complete all study measures

    Time frame: Baseline

  6. Percent of participants who complete all study measures

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    Child objectively measured physical activity

  2. Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    Father objectively measured physical activity

  3. Change in father support for child physical activity as measured by father self-report

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    15-item engagement subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent engagement

  4. Change in father physical activity psychological control as measured by father self-report

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    5-item psychological control subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent psychological control

  5. Change in father involvement in physical play as measured by father self-report

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    9-item scale about father involvement in physical play, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicating greater father involvement

  6. Change in father involvement in care-giving as measured by father self-report

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    13-item scale about father involvement in care-giving, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicate greater father involvement

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Active Dads Healthy Families: Promoting Physical Activity and Enhancing Father-child Relationships Through Parks and Recreation

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Aug 7, 2020
Registry last updated
Jul 11, 2022

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