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
Date
2022
Authors
Carson, Valerie
Boyd, Madison
Potter, Morgan
Rhodes, Ryan E.
Liu, Sam
Naylor, Patti-Jean
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BMJ Open
Abstract
Introduction The PLAYshop programme is a novel,
brief, theory-based,
parent-focused
physical literacy
intervention in early childhood designed to address the
major public health issue of childhood physical inactivity.
The primary objective of this study is to examine the
efficacy of the virtually delivered PLAYshop programme
in increasing preschool-aged
children’s physical literacy,
including fundamental movement skills and motivation and
enjoyment.
Methods and analysis This study aims to recruit
130 families with preschool-aged
children (3–5 years)
from Alberta and British Columbia, Canada who will
be randomised to an intervention or control group. The
PLAYshop programme is informed by the Capability,
Opportunity, Motivation, Behavior (COM-B)
model and
includes four intervention strategies: (1) educational training
via a 60 min virtual synchronous workshop, (2) educational
resources via handouts, (3) material resources via a goody
bag of basic active play equipment and (4) follow-up
support
via access to a digital app with an online toolkit and four
biweekly booster lessons (1-week,
3-week,
5-week
and 7-week
follow-up).
To assess the primary outcome of physical
literacy, five fundamental movement skills (overhand throw,
underhand throw, horizontal jump, hop, one leg balance) will
be measured virtually at baseline and 2-month
follow-up
using the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) and
the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second
Edition (MABC-2)
tools. Additionally, children’s motivation
and enjoyment will also be assessed at baseline and
2-month
follow-up
by: (1) parental-report
using items from
the Preschool Physical Literacy Assessment (PrePLAy) and
(2) self-report
using an adapted Five Degrees of Happiness
Likert scale for children. The control group will receive the
PLAYshop programme after the 2-month
follow-up.
Ethics and dissemination The protocol was approved
by the University of Alberta (00093764) and University of
Victoria (16-444)
Research Ethics Boards. Findings will
be disseminated through peer-reviewed
publications,
conference presentations, social and traditional media and
a circulated infographic.
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Carson, V., Boyd, M., Potter, M., Rhodes, R., Liu, S., & Naylor, P. (2022). “Protocol for the PLAYshop randomised controlled trial: Examining efficacy of a virtually delivered parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood on childspecific and family specific outcomes.” BMJ Open, 12(12), e066962. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066962