Active Dads Healthy Families
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
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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Detailed Description
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.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education 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. |
Behavioral: Active Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education
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.
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| Experimental: Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness 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. |
Behavioral: Active Dads Healthy Families: Fitness
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.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Recruitment as measured by number of participants who enroll [Baseline]
- Attendance as measured by number of participants present at each session [Baseline through 8 weeks]
- Degree of participation in physical activity during each session [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"
- Percent of participants satisfied with the program as measured by self-report evaluation survey [8 weeks]
Self-report program evaluation survey; 13 items with responses ranging from 1 "strongly disagree" to 5 "strongly agree"
- Percent of participants who complete all study measures [Baseline]
- Percent of participants who complete all study measures [8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry [Baseline, 8 weeks]
Child objectively measured physical activity
- Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry [Baseline, 8 weeks]
Father objectively measured physical activity
- Change in father support for child physical activity as measured by father self-report [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
- Change in father physical activity psychological control as measured by father self-report [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
- Change in father involvement in physical play as measured by father self-report [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
- Change in father involvement in care-giving as measured by father self-report [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
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Father or father figure to child between the ages 2-5 years
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Father or father figure 18+ years
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Can speak and read in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Father or child has a physical disability precluding them from being physically active
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Durham Parks and Recreation | Durham | North Carolina | United States | 27701 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Duke University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sarah C Armstrong, MD, Duke University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Pro00106052