Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years

Barber S, Akhtar S, Jackson C, Bingham D, Hewitt C, Routen A, Richardson G, Ainsworth H, Moore H, Summerbell C, Pickett K, O'Malley C, Brierley S, Wright J
Record ID 32015000558
English
Authors' objectives: This study aimed to undertake a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an outdoor playground-based physical activity intervention for parents and their children aged from 18 months to 4 years (Preschoolers in the Playground or PiP) and to assess the feasibility of conducting a full-scale cluster RCT.
Authors' recommendations: A full RCT of the PiP intervention is feasible. The PiP intervention requires some modification, for example running the intervention during the summer term only, but was found to be acceptable to schools and families.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2015
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Child, Preschool
  • Pilot Projects
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Public Health Research programme
Contact Address: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
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Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
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