NCT03885518

Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 24 December 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Playground Stencils in Childhood Obesity in 51 participants. Completed in 30 June 2019.

Timeline

15 December 2018

Primary endpoint
30 June 2019

30 June 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	51
Start date	15 December 2018
Primary completion	30 June 2019
Estimated completion	30 June 2019
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Playground Stencils

Conditions studied

• Childhood Obesity — all drugs for Childhood Obesity →

Sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 3 to 6, any sex, with Childhood Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Change in Moderate to Vigorous Activity (MVPA) During Recess Primary · Baseline and follow-up (6 to 8 weeks after playground stenciling)

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).

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention	1.4	± 3.7
Control	6.2	± 4.1

Change in Fundamental Motor Skill Development Primary · 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 o

Baseline

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention	21.2	± 3.7
Control	25.8	± 4.8

Follow-up

Group	Value	95% CI
Intervention	37.7	± 4.4
Control	34.1	± 6.1

Sponsor's own description

The Painted Playgrounds Aim 2 (Assessment) project will examine the effects of a stenciling intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and improving fundamental motor skill functioning of preschool aged children. 72 children from local licensed childcare centers will participate in individual assessments at baseline and follow-up 6-8 weeks later. Assessments include height/weight, surveys and wearing a physical activity monitor (accelerometer) for 7 days. A parent/legal guardian will provide consent for their child to participate and will also complete a brief survey about their child's lifestyle and habits.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Painted playgrounds for preschoolers' physical activity and fundamental motor skill improvement: a randomized controlled pilot trial of effectiveness.
   Webster EK, Kepper MM, Saha S, Beyl RA, et al · · 2023 · cited 6× · PMID 37689622 · DOI 10.1186/s12887-023-04260-2
2. Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old.
   Phillips SM, Spiga F, Moore TH, Dawson S, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40494564 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd015326.pub2