Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria, PO Box 3010, STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3N4, Canada.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Trials. 2020 Feb 27;21(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4158-x.
Adult participation in sport is associated with important positive psychosocial outcomes. Despite the multitude of benefits that have been linked to sport participation, adult participation rates in Canada remain low. Parents with young children represent a demographic that may benefit considerably from sport participation, given the prevalence of inactivity coupled with increased levels of psychosocial distress among this group. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of two types of sport participation (individual sport and team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared with a "personal time" control condition among parents with young children.
METHODS/DESIGN: The three-arm, parallel design, single-blind, randomized controlled trial will compare a team sport condition, an individual sport condition, and a "personal time" control condition over 3 months. Parents are eligible if they have a child under 13 years of age, are not participating in a sport at baseline, and are not meeting Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines. Psychosocial variables (quality of life, relationship satisfaction, social functioning, parental stress, and enjoyment) will be assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 3 months. A total of 161 parents have been recruited thus far from the Greater Victoria region in British Columbia, Canada. The study is ongoing with a target goal of 240 participants and an anticipated completion date of December 2021.
This protocol describes the implementation of a randomized controlled trial that evaluates the effectiveness of sport participation for increasing positive psychosocial outcomes. This information could prove useful for future adult sport participation and potentially inform public health initiatives involving parents and families.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02898285. Registered 13 September 2016.
成年人参与体育运动与重要的积极心理社会结果相关。尽管与参与体育运动相关的益处很多，但加拿大成年人的参与率仍然很低。有年幼子女的父母可能会从参与体育运动中受益良多，因为该群体普遍存在缺乏运动的情况，同时心理困扰程度也有所增加。本研究旨在评估与个人运动相比，两种类型的运动参与（团队运动和个人运动）对关键心理社会结果的影响，并与有年幼子女的父母的“个人时间”控制条件进行比较。
方法/设计：这项三臂、平行设计、单盲、随机对照试验将在 3 个月内比较团队运动条件、个人运动条件和“个人时间”控制条件。如果父母有 13 岁以下的孩子、在基线时不参加运动且不符合加拿大体育活动指南，则有资格参加。心理社会变量（生活质量、关系满意度、社会功能、父母压力和享受）将在基线、6 周和 3 个月时进行评估。迄今为止，已从加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省大维多利亚地区招募了 161 名父母。该研究正在进行中，目标参与者为 240 名，预计完成日期为 2021 年 12 月。
本方案描述了一项随机对照试验的实施情况，该试验评估了参与体育运动对增加积极心理社会结果的有效性。这些信息对于未来的成人运动参与可能有用，并可能为涉及父母和家庭的公共卫生计划提供信息。
ClinicalTrials.gov，NCT02898285。2016 年 9 月 13 日注册。
