A Health Promotion Campaign Targeting Caregivers of Young Children

NCT ID: NCT01290848

Last Updated: 2013-08-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

1374 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-04-30

Brief Summary

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This project will evaluate the effectiveness of the Take TIME health promotion campaign. The Take TIME (Tobacco free, Injury free, Moving daily, Eating healthy) campaign will target parents and caregivers of children up to 8 years of age.

The study will help answer the following research questions

1. Are community organizations able and willing to deliver a health-promotion campaign targeting young children?
2. What impact does the Take TIME campaign have on the readiness of the community to support healthy childhoods?
3. What impact does the Take TIME campaign have on awareness and achievement of healthier lifestyles for young children?
4. Can health promotion initiatives be "institutionalized" within the Municipality and community organizations so that the campaign will continue beyond the study period?
5. Are changes in awareness and/or behaviour related to exposure to the Take TIME campaign?

Detailed Description

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The Take TIME initiative will be developed and delivered in conjunction with the Township of Uxbridge and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. The Durham Region Health Department, the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, and 35 schools and community organizations have also agreed to collaborate on project activities. The health promotion campaign will occur from October 15, 2010 until May 31, 2011. The campaign activities were developed from the input of parents and programme/care providers gathered during the planning phase of this research.

The impact of the Take TIME campaign will be evaluated in two ways. The overall readiness of the community to support healthy childhoods will be evaluated using the Community Readiness Model, which relies on a series of interviews with key individuals in leadership positions. Awareness and current behaviour among community members will be assessed through the completion of telephone surveys of randomly selected households. Each of these evaluations will be completed twice, before and after delivery of the Take TIME campaign. The pre-campaign evaluations will be completed in September 2010. The post-campaign evaluations, using the same procedures, will be completed in June 2011.

Conditions

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Childhood Obesity

Keywords

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pediatrics Health Promotion Campaign Community events

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Township of Uxbridge

The Take TIME for Your Child's Health campaign will target parents and caregivers of children up to 8 years of age.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Take TIME Health Campaign

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

1. Provision of free, family-based events, at least twice per month, that offer opportunities for physical activity and/or healthy eating in a safe, tobacco-free environment.
2. Information dissemination, via project web site, media and other formats, on how to achieve a healthier lifestyle with the already hectic family schedules.
3. Adoption of guidelines by community organizations and the Township of Uxbridge that will reduce tobacco exposure, increase safety and promote physical activity and healthy eating for young children.

Township of Guelph/Ermosa

For a control group the investigators have selected a community that is similar in size, household composition, population density, distance from Toronto and economic status to the Township of Uxbridge.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Take TIME Health Campaign

1. Provision of free, family-based events, at least twice per month, that offer opportunities for physical activity and/or healthy eating in a safe, tobacco-free environment.
2. Information dissemination, via project web site, media and other formats, on how to achieve a healthier lifestyle with the already hectic family schedules.
3. Adoption of guidelines by community organizations and the Township of Uxbridge that will reduce tobacco exposure, increase safety and promote physical activity and healthy eating for young children.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parent(s) or caregiver(s) of young children (8 years of age and younger) will be eligible for the pre- and post- intervention telephone surveys.
* Intervention activities will target parents and caregivers of young children and children 8 years of age and younger, although the events, information and policies may also influence other residents of the community.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children and adults who are not parents or caregivers for young children 8 years of age or younger are not eligible to complete the random telephone survey.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Township of Uxbridge

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Brian McCrindle

Staff Cardiologist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Brian McCrindle, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada

Locations

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Township of Uxbridge

Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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1000020942

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id