Testing a family identity program to increase physical activity in children
Tests a family-based identity program to encourage physical activity in children aged 6 to 12.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: "We Are an Active Family": Promoting Child Physical Activity Through Social Identity Formation in the Family System
Key facts
- Where
- Vancouver and Victoria, CanadaSee the 2 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 12 years old?
Source: NCT05794789, who can take part
Where in Canada
- Psychology of Exercise, Health, and Physical Activity (PEHPA) Laboratory, University of British ColumbiaVancouver, CanadaNot yet recruiting
- Behavioural Medicine Lab, University of VictoriaVictoria, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Victoria
- Trial code
- NCT05794789
- Record updated
- 3 April 2025
- Original description
The purpose of our study is to explore the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) identity formation in the family system as a promotor of long-term PA. The primary research question is:Read full original descriptionShow less
"We Are an Active Family": Promoting Child Physical Activity Through Social Identity Formation in the Family System
The purpose of our study is to explore the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) identity formation in the family system as a promotor of long-term PA. The primary research question is:
Does a family identity formation condition (with education+planning) result in increased child moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA) compared to a standard comparison education and planning condition at six months? Hypothesis: Child MVPA will be higher for the identity formation condition in comparison to the more standard PA education+planning condition at six months.
Inclusion: Participants will be at least one parent with at least one child between the ages of 6 and 12 years; Families (parents and/or guardians and children) residing in Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan, Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Burnaby, British Columbia; Children that participate in <60 minutes/day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
Exclusion: If child is meeting the current physical activity guidelines >=60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day; If participant does not pass Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ).