A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers

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Conditions studied: Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, Feasibility Studies, Sleep, Physical Activity, Screen Time, Sedentary Behaviors, Motor Skills, Cognition, Parent-Child Relations, Mobile Application, Health Education, Child Development

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a home-based mHealth intervention can improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet 0 or 1 of the guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the intervention increase the proportion of children meeting all three 24-Hour Movement Guidelines (physical activity, screen-time, and sleep)? * Is the intervention feasible for parents to implement, as measured by a parent feedback survey? Researchers will compare an intervention group to a waitlist control group to assess whether the intervention leads to increased guideline adherence. Parents and Participants: * Children will wear an accelerometer to track physical activity and sleep patterns. * Parents will use a mobile app that delivers weekly lessons and behavior-related goals to encourage healthy movement behaviors in their children. * Parents will complete questionnaires on their child's movement behaviors and development at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. * Additionally, children will undergo motor skills assessments, and parents will provide feedback on cognitive development and behavioral changes.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT06667661
Run by
University of Kansas Medical Center
People needed
80
Starts
2025-01-29
Expected to finish
2026-12-31
Last updated by the study team
2025-12-11

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 4. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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