N/A
N=51
Painted Playgrounds Aim 1
Childhood Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03890913 ↗Enrolled (actual)
51
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Children's Physical Activity Levels During Recess — 2.3; 4.3; 3.5; 0.5 count of participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- —
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Primary completion
- Jun 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Children's Physical Activity Levels During Recess |
2.3; 4.3; 3.5; 0.5; 2.6; .9 | — |
| SECONDARY Childcare Center Physical Activity Environment |
2; 2; 3; 1; 4; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Satisfaction With Playground Stencils |
2; 0; 1; 1; 1; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Childcare Center Resources for Physical Activity |
1; 1; 2; 0 | — |
Summary
Painted Playgrounds Aim 1: Observation will examine the physical environment of licensed childcare centers before and after painting stencil activities (hopscotch, foursquare, fun trails, etc.) on playgrounds. The stencils are a promising intervention to help decrease obesity and sedentary behaviors in preschool aged children because they are cost-effective and easily scalable. Observations will be held at follow-ups by video recording during recess and using a modified behavioral observation method, called SOPLAY. Surveys will be administered to childcare center directors to report further on their physical activity environment and how much they are interacting with the stencils.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Licensed by DOE as a Class A or Class B childcare center
- Current childcare enrollment of at least 20 children between the ages of 3-6 years
- Has a playground/play area with adequate space for stenciling
Exclusion Criteria
- Childcare center and/or childcare center director are unwilling to participate
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03890913). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.