A multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating and physical literacy among young children (ages 3-5) attending early childcare centres: the Healthy Start-Départ Santé cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Denise Donovan¹  Louise Humbert²  Amanda Froehlich Chow²  Hassan Vatanparast³  Rachel Engler-Stringer⁴  Anne Leis⁴  Nazeem Muhajarine⁴  Stéphanie Ward⁵  Mathieu Bélanger⁶  Natalie Carrier⁷ 

[1] Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, E1A 3E9, Moncton, NB, Canada;College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, S7N 5B2, 7 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada;College of Pharmacy and Nutrition /School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, S7N 0Z2, Saskatoon, SK, Canada;Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan Health Sciences E Wing, 104 Clinic Place, S7N 2Z4, Saskatoon, SK, Canada;Department of family medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, E1A 3E9, Moncton, NB, Canada;Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, E1A 3E9, Moncton, NB, Canada;Department of family medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, E1A 3E9, Moncton, NB, Canada;Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, E1A 3E9, Moncton, NB, Canada;Vitalité Health Network, 330 Université Avenue, E1C 2Z3, Moncton, NB, Canada;École des sciences des aliments, de nutrition et d’études familiales, Faculté des sciences de la santé et des services communautaires, Université de Moncton, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, E1A 3E9, Moncton, NB, Canada;

关键词: Childhood obesity;    physical activity;    physical literacy;    food intake;    eating habits;    preschool;    population health intervention;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-016-2973-5

 received in 2016-02-04, accepted in 2016-03-19,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundChildhood obesity is a growing concern for public health. Given a majority of children in many countries spend approximately 30 h per week in early childcare centers, this environment represents a promising setting for implementing strategies to foster healthy behaviours for preventing and controlling childhood obesity. Healthy Start-Départ Santé was designed to promote physical activity, physical literacy, and healthy eating among preschoolers. The objectives of this study are to assess the effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé intervention in improving physical activity levels, physical literacy, and healthy eating among preschoolers attending early childcare centers.Methods/DesignThis study follows a cluster randomized controlled trial design in which the childcare centers are randomly assigned to receive the intervention or serve as usual care controls. The Healthy Start-Départ Santé intervention is comprised of interlinked components aiming to enable families and educators to integrate physical activity and healthy eating in the daily lives of young children by influencing factors at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community, physical environment and policy levels. The intervention period, spanning 6-8 months, is preceded and followed by data collections. Participants are recruited from 61 childcare centers in two Canadian provinces, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. Centers eligible for this study have to prepare and provide meals for lunch and have at least 20 children between the ages of 3 and 5. Centers are excluded if they have previously received a physical activity or nutrition promoting intervention. Eligible centers are stratified by province, geographical location (urban or rural) and language (English or French), then recruited and randomized using a one to one protocol for each stratum. Data collection is ongoing. The primary study outcomes are assessed using accelerometers (physical activity levels), the Test of Gross Motor Development-II (physical literacy), and digital photography-assisted weighted plate waste (food intake).DiscussionThe multifaceted approach of Healthy Start-Départ Santé positions it well to improve the physical literacy and both dietary and physical activity behaviors of children attending early childcare centers. The results of this study will be of relevance given the overwhelming prevalence of overweight and obesity in children worldwide.Trial registrationNCT02375490 (ClinicalTrials.gov registry).

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