Trial Outcomes & Findings for Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments (NCT NCT03885518)

Last Updated: 2024-12-24

Results Overview

To test the effectiveness of a promising (cost-effective, easily scalable) playground stenciling intervention to increase physical activity, change in MVPA during recess will be measured using accelerometers. The main outcome variable will be percentage of recess time spent in MVPA, measured objectively using a physical activity monitor (i.e. accelerometer).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

51 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and follow-up (6 to 8 weeks after playground stenciling)

Results posted on

2024-12-24

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Intervention Group The children attending childcare centers randomized to this arm will have their physical activity and motor skills assessed; observations will be completed at baseline and 6-8 weeks after stencil activities have been painted at their center.	Control Group The children attending childcare centers randomized to this arm will have their physical activity and motor skills assessed; these centers will NOT have the stencils and their observations will still be completed at baseline and 6-8 weeks after baseline.
Overall Study STARTED	32	19
Overall Study COMPLETED	22	17
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	10	2

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Intervention n=32 Participants Participants attending the childcare centers randomized to this arm will receive the stencil activities after baseline assessments have been completed. We will follow-up with assessments after 6-8 weeks Playground Stencils: The stencils (hopscotch, agility trail, foursquare, bullseye, etc.) will be painted on the playgrounds at each childcare center. A toolkit and training video will be distributed to staff at each center to aid in instructing the children on how to perform the tasks.	Contorol n=19 Participants The children attending childcare centers randomized to this arm will have their physical activity and motor skills assessed; observations will be completed at baseline and 6-8 weeks after stencil activities have been painted at their center.	Total n=51 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	32 Participants n=5 Participants	19 Participants n=7 Participants	51 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	17 Participants n=5 Participants	12 Participants n=7 Participants	29 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	15 Participants n=5 Participants	7 Participants n=7 Participants	22 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	23 Participants n=5 Participants	6 Participants n=7 Participants	29 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	7 Participants n=5 Participants	12 Participants n=7 Participants	19 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	2 Participants n=5 Participants	1 Participants n=7 Participants	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and follow-up (6 to 8 weeks after playground stenciling)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=32 Participants Participants attending the childcare centers randomized to this arm will receive the stencil activities after baseline assessments have been completed. We will follow-up with assessments after 6-8 weeks Playground Stencils: The stencils (hopscotch, agility trail, foursquare, bullseye, etc.) will be painted on the playgrounds at each childcare center. A toolkit and training video will be distributed to staff at each center to aid in instructing the children on how to perform the tasks.	Control n=19 Participants The children attending childcare centers randomized to this arm will have their physical activity and motor skills assessed; these centers will NOT have the stencils and their observations will still be completed at baseline and 6-8 weeks after baseline.
Change in Moderate to Vigorous Activity (MVPA) During Recess	1.4 percentage of time Standard Deviation 3.7	6.2 percentage of time Standard Deviation 4.1

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and follow-up (6 to 8 weeks after playground stenciling)

The Test of Gross Motor Development, 3rd edition (TGMD-3) was utilized to assess fundamental motor skills. The test consists of a total of 13 skills which are designed to assess locomotor (6 skills) and ball (7 skills). Children complete two trials, and if they meet the specified performance criteria, they are scored a 1. If they fail to meet the criteria, they are scored a zero. Trials 1 and 2 are added to get the raw scores of locomotor and ball skill. For locomotor, this range is from 0-46; for ball skills, children can score from 0-54. Raw scores are then converted to scaled scores based on the TGMD-3 age and gender charts. The scaled scores are added to determine a total scaled score. The total scaled score has a percentile ranking to determine what percentile the child is in (\<1,\>99). The post-TGMD-3 total percentile was subtracted for the change score from the baseline percentile. A positive value indicates an improvement in fundamental motor skills, where

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Intervention n=32 Participants Participants attending the childcare centers randomized to this arm will receive the stencil activities after baseline assessments have been completed. We will follow-up with assessments after 6-8 weeks Playground Stencils: The stencils (hopscotch, agility trail, foursquare, bullseye, etc.) will be painted on the playgrounds at each childcare center. A toolkit and training video will be distributed to staff at each center to aid in instructing the children on how to perform the tasks.	Control n=19 Participants The children attending childcare centers randomized to this arm will have their physical activity and motor skills assessed; these centers will NOT have the stencils and their observations will still be completed at baseline and 6-8 weeks after baseline.
Change in Fundamental Motor Skill Development Baseline	21.2 percentile Standard Deviation 3.7	25.8 percentile Standard Deviation 4.8
Change in Fundamental Motor Skill Development Follow-up	37.7 percentile Standard Deviation 4.4	34.1 percentile Standard Deviation 6.1

Adverse Events

Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Amanda Staiano

LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Phone: 225.763.2500

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place