Pause and Play: Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers - Aim 3

Sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT02751775

Collaborator

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) (NIH)

Enrollment

Location

Duration (Months)

2.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The objective is to establish community priorities for strategies to improve young children's health behaviors based on focus groups of stakeholders in the greater Baton Rouge area.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Childhood Obesity

Detailed Description

Pause and Play (Aim 3) objective will be achieved through a series of taskforce and focus group meetings administered by the Mayor's Healthy City Initiative (MHCI). Meetings will include monthly meetings of the MHCI advisory boards composed of community stakeholders and focus groups of childcare center directors and parents. Stakeholders will create dissemination and implementation plans to leverage the findings of the project. We plan to conduct 2-3 focus groups of 8-10 parents and childcare directors, for a total of 16-30 participants. Participation in the focus group part of the study will last approximately 1 day.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

28 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Only

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers: Influence on Young Children's Health Behaviors (Pause & Play) - Aim 3

Study Start Date :

Jun 1, 2016

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2017

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2017

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Qualitative Concepts, Themes and Quotes of focus group participants [6 months]
Generation of key words, phrases, and quotes coded as variable themes agreed upon by at least one other participant in the group and repeated independently in other focus groups. Transcripts will be imported into NVivo software (Version 10, QSR, Victoria, Austrailia) to allow for thematic evaluation. The evaluation process will include the following: 1) generation of key words, phrases, and quotes coded as variable themes agreed upon by at least one other participant in the group and repeated independently in another focus group; 2) grouping of variables based on unifying concepts and themes; and 3) review of the variable groupings to ensure consistency and relevance of proposed unifying concepts.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Either a director of a licensed childcare center in East Baton Rouge Parish OR a legal guardian and/or primary caretaker of a child aged 3 to 5 years who is enrolled in a licensed childcare center
Able to understand and speak English
Willing to be audio-taped during the focus group (for transcription purposes)

Exclusion Criteria:

Being affiliated with 1 of the 10 childcare centers being assessed for Pause and Play Aims 1 or 2, either as a director/teacher or as a parent of a student
Cognitive impairments that interfere with participation in a group discussion