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NCT Number: NCT04656990

SKIPping With PAX: An Integrated Gross Motor and Social-Emotional Skill Intervention

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social-emotional development of rural preschool boys and girls. A secondary purpose was to examine intervention effects on physical activity and sedentary behavior. An exploratory aim was to examine the role of executive functioning skills on intervention outcomes. This study featured a repeated measures (baseline, six-month posttest, three month retention [nine-month follow-up]), control group, experimental design. Classrooms were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. Experimental participants received intervention while control participants received business as usual curricula.

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Key information

Conditions

Gross Motor Development Delay Behavior Sedentary Behavior Social Behavior Social Skills

Age range

4 year–5 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lexington 4 Early Childhood Center

Swansea, South Carolina, 29160, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Enrolled in the early childhood center, aged 4-5 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Enrolled in special education classroom

Treatment and study plan

Integrated Intervention

Behavioral

Gross motor and social-emotional integrated intervention

Primary outcomes

  1. Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition

    Time frame: Baseline

    Gross motor development assessment ranges from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better performance.

  2. Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition

    Time frame: six-month posttest

    Gross motor development assessment ranges from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better performance.

  3. Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition

    Time frame: three-month follow-up

    Gross motor development assessment ranges from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better performance.

  4. Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales

    Time frame: Baseline

    Social-Emotional scores range from 0-160 with higher scores reflecting better performance.

  5. Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales

    Time frame: six-month posttest

    Social-Emotional scores range from 0-160 with higher scores reflecting better performance.

  6. Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales

    Time frame: three-month follow-up

    Social-Emotional scores range from 0-160 with higher scores reflecting better performance.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Physical Activity From Accelerometer

    Time frame: Baseline

    The accelerometer, which children wear throughout the day, records step counts which are then converted into numerical representation of levels of physical activity.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of South Carolina

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 7, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 20, 2025

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