NCT05255250

PLAYshop: A Parent-focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood

Completed NA Last updated 11 December 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing PLAYshop in Motor Activity in 130 participants. Completed in 30 August 2023.

Timeline

24 February 2022

Primary endpoint
30 August 2023

30 August 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Alberta
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	130
Start date	24 February 2022
Primary completion	30 August 2023
Estimated completion	30 August 2023
Sites	1 location across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

• PLAYshop

Conditions studied

• Motor Activity — all drugs for Motor Activity →
• Parent-Child Relations — all drugs for Parent-Child Relations →
• Child Development — all drugs for Child Development →

Sponsor

University of Alberta

Who can join

Adults 3 to 5, any sex, with Motor Activity or Parent-Child Relations. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The PLAYshop program is a novel, brief, theory-based, parent-focused physical literacy intervention designed to address this major public health issue of childhood physical inactivity and to support families.

Primary Research Question: Does the PLAYshop program increase preschool-aged children's physical literacy, including fundamental movement skills and motivation and enjoyment, compared to controls?

Publications & conference data

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

1. Protocol for the PLAYshop randomised controlled trial: examining efficacy of a virtually delivered parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood on child-specific and family-specific outcomes.
   Carson V, Boyd M, Potter M, Rhodes R, et al · · 2022 · cited 3× · PMID 36549741 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066962
2. PLAYshop Randomized Controlled Trial: Efficacy and Implementation of a Virtually Delivered Parent-Focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood.
   Carson V, Potter M, Hwang Y, Buckler EJ, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41195969 · DOI 10.1111/sms.70161