Clinical trial NCT02751788: Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers - Aim 1
Official title: Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers: Influence on Young Children's Health Behaviors (Pause & Play) - Aim 1
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Childhood Obesity
Keywords: childcare center regulations
physical activity
sedentary behavior
screen-time behavior
Lead sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
First posted: 2016-04-26
Enrollment: 112
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 4
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Ten licensed DOE Class A or B childcare centers will be randomly selected from a list of all DOE licensed childcare centers in East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR)

Brief summary: The goal of this project is to examine the physical activity and screen-time environment of licensed childcare centers before and after the enactment of new state regulations.

Detailed description: Pause and Play will take a prospective observational epidemiological approach before and after enactment of new regulations. 10 childcare centers licensed in East Baton Rouge Parish will be randomly selected and standardized behavioral observation scales will be used to objectively quantify the physical activity and screen-time environment of the centers and the children's behaviors both in and outside the center. These assessments will be collected twice during the 2-year grant period to capture potential changes after the policies are implemented.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Licensed by DOE as a Class A or Class B childcare center
* Located in East Baton Rouge Parish
* Current childcare enrollment of at least 18 children between the ages of 3-4 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Childcare center and/or childcare center director unwilling to participate

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) Score and EPAO Subscales.
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Changes in Practice-based Survey Items Based on Childcare Director Responses.
timeFrame: 1 Year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Baton Rouge
country: United States
facility: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
state: Louisiana
Study officials:
affiliation: PBRC Assistant Professor
name: Amanda E Staiano, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Kracht CL, Webster EK, Staiano AE. A natural experiment of state-level physical activity and screen-time policy changes early childhood education (ECE) centers and child physical activity. BMC Public Health. 2020 Mar 24;20(1):387. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08533-8.
citation: Staiano AE, Webster EK, Allen AT, Jarrell AR, Martin CK. Screen-Time Policies and Practices in Early Care and Education Centers in Relationship to Child Physical Activity. Child Obes. 2018 Aug/Sep;14(6):341-348. doi: 10.1089/chi.2018.0078.
citation: Staiano AE, Allen AT, Fowler W, Gustat J, Kepper MM, Lewis L, Martin CK, Romain JS, Webster EK. State Licensing Regulations on Screen Time in Childcare Centers: An Impetus for Participatory Action Research. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2018;12(1S):101-109. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2018.0025.
citation: Joseph ED, Kracht CL, St Romain J, Allen AT, Barbaree C, Martin CK, Staiano AE. Young Children's Screen Time and Physical Activity: Perspectives of Parents and Early Care and Education Center Providers. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019 Jul 24;6:2333794X19865856. doi: 10.1177/2333794X19865856. eCollection 2019.
citation: Webster EK, Martin CK, Staiano AE. Fundamental motor skills, screen-time, and physical activity in preschoolers. J Sport Health Sci. 2019 Mar;8(2):114-121. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2018.11.006. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
citation: Martins, C., Webster, E. K., Bandeira, P. F. R., & Staiano, A. E. (2022). Identifying Fundamental Motor Skills Building Blocks in Preschool Children From Brazil and the United States: A Network Analysis. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 10(1), 96-115. Retrieved Mar 27, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2021-0022
citation: Kracht CL, Webster EK, Staiano AE. Relationship between the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and fundamental motor skills in preschoolers. J Sci Med Sport. 2020 Dec;23(12):1185-1190. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.06.021. Epub 2020 Jul 5.
citation: Kracht CL, Webster EK, Staiano AE. Sociodemographic Differences in Young Children Meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. J Phys Act Health. 2019 Oct 1;16(10):908-915. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0018. Epub 2019 Sep 6.