SKIPping With PAX: An Integrated Gross Motor and Social-Emotional Skill Intervention

NCT ID: NCT04656990

Last Updated: 2025-04-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

277 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-01

Study Completion Date

2023-02-18

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social-emotional development of rural preschool boys and girls. A secondary purpose was to examine intervention effects on physical activity and sedentary behavior. An exploratory aim was to examine the role of executive functioning skills on intervention outcomes. This study featured a repeated measures (baseline, six-month posttest, three month retention \[nine-month follow-up\]), control group, experimental design. Classrooms were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. Experimental participants received intervention while control participants received business as usual curricula.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gross Motor Development Delay Social Skills Social Behavior Sedentary Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Gross motor and social-emotional integrated intervention group

Participants will receive a nine-month intervention which focuses on gross motor skills, physical activity, and social-emotional skills.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Integrated Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Gross motor and social-emotional integrated intervention

Control

Participants will receive the center's everyday business as usual curriculum.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Integrated Intervention

Gross motor and social-emotional integrated intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Enrolled in the early childhood center, aged 4-5 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Enrolled in special education classroom
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of South Carolina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ali Brian

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Lexington 4 Early Childhood Center

Swansea, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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Pro00091603

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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