Clinical trial NCT06163638: The Development of an Intergenerational Movement Program for Grandchildren and Their Grandparents Using Co-creation
Official title: The Development and Evaluation of an Intergenerational Program for GRANDchildren and Their GRANDparents to Stimulate Physical Activity and Cognitive Function Using Co-creaTion
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Intergenerational Relations
Keywords: Intergenerational
Grandparents
Grandchildren
Physical activity
Cognitive functioning
Health promotion
Co-creation
Lead sponsor: University Ghent
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-12-11
Enrollment: 18
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: We will work with a single-case design (ABAB), where all participants will receive the intervention
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to develop, evaluate and implement an intergenerational physical activity program for grandchildren and their grandparents using co-creation focusing on the promotion of (co-)physical activity as a primary outcome and cognitive functioning, psychosocial well-being, the family relationship, expectations regarding aging and motor competence in grandparents and grandchildren as secondary outcomes.

Detailed description: In recent years, increased attention has been devoted to intergenerational physical activity (PA) programs because they may have several benefits for children and older adults (e.g., learning skills from each other, reduction of ageism). An intergenerational PA program focusing on grandchildren and -parents in a 'standard' family setting and the combination of PA and cognitive functions is innovative and may hold potential to promote PA and improve cognitive functions in both grandchildren and their grandparents. The aim of this study is to describe the protocol of the GRANDPACT (GRANDparents and GRANDchildren improve their Physical Activity and Cognitive functions using co-creaTion) project, focusing on the development of an intergenerational PA program for grandchildren and -parents using the theoretical framework "Behaviour Change Wheel" in combination with a co-creation approach. One co-creation trajectory will be organized to develop the program, followed by an efficacy trial to refine and evaluate the program with measurements pre (at baseline), post (after 24 weeks) and follow-up (after 36 weeks) to measure the outcomes of (co-)PA, cognitive functions, psychosocial well-being, the quality of the family relationship, expectations regarding aging and motor competence in grandchildren and -parents. The outcomes will be measured using accelerometery for PA, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) testing for cognitive functions and questionnaires for psychosocial well-being, quality of the family relationship and expectations regarding aging. Motor competence will be tested with different field tests in grandparents and grandchildren. Co-development with end-users and stakeholders during the co-creation trajectory is expected to result in an effective, attractive and feasible program. Co-PA is expected to improve PA, cognitive functions, psychosocial well-being, quality of the family relationship, motor competence and motivation to be physically active in grandchildren and -parents. Both will also have better expectations regarding aging.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria for children:

* Aged between 6 and 10 years old
* Having at least 1 grandparent
* Speaking Dutch
* No serious physical, cognitive or psychiatric health problems

Inclusion Criteria for grandparents:

* Having at least 1 grandchild (aged between 6 and 10 years old)
* Speaking Dutch
* No serious physical, cognitive or psychiatric health problems

Exclusion Criteria grandparents:

- Having medical health problems (epilepsy) that can cause a risk when participating in the intervention

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in co-PA in grandchildren and grandparents
timeFrame: 3 months (A: 2 weeks, B: 6 weeks, A: 2 weeks, B: 2 weeks)
measure: Change in intensity of PA in grandchildren and grandparents
timeFrame: 3 months (A: 2 weeks, B: 6 weeks, A: 2 weeks, B: 2 weeks)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in general well-being in children
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
measure: Change in quality of the family relationship in children
timeFrame: 3 months, pre, between, post intervention
measure: Change in general well-being in grandparents
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
measure: Change in quality of the family relationship in grandparents
timeFrame: 3 months, pre, between, post intervention
measure: Change in cognitive functioning in grandchildren
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
measure: Change in cognitive functioning in grandparents
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
measure: Change in physical functioning in grandparents
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
measure: Change in physical functioning in grandchildren
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
measure: Increasing WHO themes in grandparents
timeFrame: During 3 months, every 2 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ghent
country: Belgium
facility: Ghent University
Study officials:
affiliation: University Ghent
name: Cardon
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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