Run Daddy Run! A Lifestyle Intervention Focusing on Fathers and Their Children

NCT ID: NCT04590755

Last Updated: 2021-01-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-01

Study Completion Date

2020-12-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to develop and implement a multicomponent eHealth lifestyle intervention (focusing on (co-) physical activity and screen time) for fathers and their children, aiming to prevent childhood overweight and obesity.

Detailed Description

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The Run Daddy Run project aims to develop an effective lifestyle intervention for Belgian fathers and their primary school-aged children, to prevent overweight and obesity. There is focused on increasing (co-) physical activity and limiting individual and joint screen time. The project specifically targets fathers and their children because the literature shows that now often only mothers participate in lifestyle interventions, and fathers are underrepresented and difficult to involve. However, fathers play an important and unique role, independently of the mother, in shaping the child's behavior.

The Run Daddy Run intervention was developed based on the Intervention Mapping Protocol, a theoretical framework that is often used to develop interventions in a systematic way using empirical evidence and theoretical insights. A co-creation approach was also used for the intervention development, which is a bottom-up approach in which the target group (fathers in this case) is actively involved in the development of the intervention. The result of this approach is contextually appropriate intervention and intervention strategies.

Conditions

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Father-Child Relations

Keywords

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Obesity Fathers Children Primary school Intervention Physical activity Screen time Sedentary Behaviour

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Non-Randomized Controlled Trial with Intervention and Control Group
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants are allocated to the intervention or control group by the researcher.

Study Groups

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Interactive father-child sessions and use of website

Intervention group will receive the Run Daddy Run intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interactive father-child sessions and website

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Run Daddy Run intervention will consist of 5 (inter)active sessions for fathers and their children + 1 follow-up session, each session lasting 90 minutes. These sessions will be given to 8 groups of +- 13 families (fathers and their children), guided by 2 facilitators and will take place every 2 weeks, at a location in the neighborhood of fathers and children (e.g. school of the children). Additionally, a website will be available for the fathers and their children, with additional information about the project, tips and information about being active together (e.g. movement breaks, fundamental movement skills, etc.) and limiting screen time. In addition, fathers and their children will also log their goals on this website, and between two sessions (= a period of 2 weeks) they will be asked to keep track of their co-PA on this website, aiming to reach their goal.

No intervention (no interactive father-child sessions and use of website)

Intervention group will not receive the Run Daddy Run intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Interactive father-child sessions and website

The Run Daddy Run intervention will consist of 5 (inter)active sessions for fathers and their children + 1 follow-up session, each session lasting 90 minutes. These sessions will be given to 8 groups of +- 13 families (fathers and their children), guided by 2 facilitators and will take place every 2 weeks, at a location in the neighborhood of fathers and children (e.g. school of the children). Additionally, a website will be available for the fathers and their children, with additional information about the project, tips and information about being active together (e.g. movement breaks, fundamental movement skills, etc.) and limiting screen time. In addition, fathers and their children will also log their goals on this website, and between two sessions (= a period of 2 weeks) they will be asked to keep track of their co-PA on this website, aiming to reach their goal.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Fathers
* Primary school aged children

Exclusion Criteria

\- Unhealthy/disease
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

9 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Research Foundation Flanders

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Greet Cardon

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

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Ghent University

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Latomme J, Morgan PJ, Chastin S, Brondeel R, Cardon G. Effects of a family-based lifestyle intervention on co-physical activity and other health-related outcomes of fathers and their children: the 'Run Daddy Run' intervention. BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 15;23(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15191-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36793044 (View on PubMed)

Latomme J, Morgan PJ, De Craemer M, Brondeel R, Verloigne M, Cardon G. A Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention Focusing on Fathers and Their Children Using Co-Creation: Study Protocol of the Run Daddy Run Intervention. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 13;18(4):1830. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041830.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33668562 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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FWO17/ASP/123

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id