ParentsNCT02898285
Promoting Sport Participation During Early Parenthood
A study testing Team sports, Individual sport condition and Night out in people with Parents and Well-being, run by University of Victoria at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the efficacy of two sport participation formats (individual sport, team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared to a non-sport condition among parents of young children who were not participating in sport at baseline of the study. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Parents, Well-being
- What is being tested?
- Team sports, Individual sport condition and Night out
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 240 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Oct 2016to Mar 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Men and women with children under the age of 13 who live in the Greater Victoria area
- Must not have participated in any organized sport within the last month
Who cannot join
- Parents who do not have a child under the age of 13
- Parents who have or are currently playing an organized sport
- Parents under the age of 18
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Alison Quinlan, MSc. contact
Canada1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Behavioural Medicine Laboratory
Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2
Alison Quinlan, 250-472-5288, bml@uvic.ca
Ryan E Rhodes, PhD
About this study
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the efficacy of two sport participation formats (individual sport, team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared to a non-sport condition among parents of young children who were not participating in sport at baseline of the study.
Research of this type is important because parents represent a group dealing with numerous challenges and this is a period of time shown to have the greatest decline in physical activity. Furthermore, parents could reap great benefits in psychological health through the increase in physical activity and sport participation.
It is hypothesized that participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
Read the detailed description
This study is exploring the impact team sports has on psychological well-being of parents compared to individual sports or "personal time". Our research questions include:
Does 1) team sports participation (choice-based from existing adult recreation leagues in greater Victoria) increase psychosocial outcomes (quality of life, relationship satisfaction, social functioning, perceived parenting capability, enjoyment) compared with 2) individual sport participation (choice-based from adult recreation alternatives in greater Victoria), and 3) a control condition? Hypothesis: The team sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the two other conditions after three-months of participation (primary end-point). Furthermore, the individual sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the control condition after three-months of participation.
Secondary Research Questions
- Can participation in the team sports and individual sports conditions be explained by the constructs of the Sport Commitment model [21]? Hypothesis: Participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
- Can group differences among parents with regard to these participation and psychosocial outcomes be explained through a mediation model? Hypothesis: The covariance of the assigned conditions on psychosocial outcomes will be explained by sport participation. In turn, the covariance between participation and assigned conditions will be explained by salient underlying motives from the Sport Commitment Model. In particular, enjoyment will explain the differences between both sport conditions but the better psychosocial outcomes from team sports will be explained by the additional social involvement opportunities.
- Is there a seasonal, gender, dual/single parent, age of child, or type of sport difference across primary outcomes by assigned condition? Hypothesis: These are exploratory research questions with no pre-set hypothesis. Both sport conditions may have participation lowered by weather conditions in the winter. Men may participate in sport more due to lower child-rearing expectations but there is limited research to support this conjecture at this time.
- Conditions
- Parents, Well-being
- Being tested
- Team sports, Individual sport condition, Night out
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Team sportsBehavioural
Participants will choose from a list of team sports and will be signed up with the team.
Individual sport conditionBehavioural
Participants will choose from a list of individual sports.
Night outBehavioural
Participants in this group will be asked to go out to have a weekly night out or "personal time" of choice, such as dinner or a movie (only restrictions are they cannot go do a sport or physical activity and time must be spent without children).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Personal time condition | Active comparator | People randomized to this group will be asked to go on a "night out" with no kids (i.e. dinner, or a movie) once a month. Receives: Behavioral: Night out |
| Individual sport condition | Experimental | People randomized to this group will select an individual sport. They will be asked to participate in this individual sport for three months. Receives: Behavioral: Individual sport condition |
| Team sport condition | Experimental | People randomized to this group will select a team sport. They will be asked to participate in the team sport for three months (length of the team sport season). Receives: Behavioral: Team sports |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Parental Quality of Life
Short Form 12 Health Survey will be administered in the baseline questionnaire
Measured: Baseline, six weeks and three months
Change in life satisfaction
Satisfaction with Life Scale will be examined at baseline. Citation: Diener E., Emmons R. A., Larsen R. J., Griffin S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.
Measured: Baseline, six weeks, and three months
Change in Parenting Stress
Berry, JD, \& Jones, W,H, (1995) The Parental Stress Scale : initial psychometric evidence. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 463 - 472.
Measured: Baseline, six weeks and three months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Sport Commitment Model Questionnaire (Scanlan, 1993)
Questionnaire measure from Scanlan, 1993
Measured: baseline, six-weeks, three months
Family functioning questionnaire
35 item questionnaire from Beavers, W. R., \& Hampson, R. B. (1990). Successful families: Assessment and intervention. New York: Norton.
Measured: baseline, six weeks, three months
Relationship Satisfaction questionnaire
Relationship Assessment Scale Hendrick, S. S., Dicke, A., \& Hendrick, C. (1998). The relationship assessment scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15(1), 137-142.
HarperCollins.
Measured: baseline, six weeks, three months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Sep 2016 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2016
- Primary completionMar 2023 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for ParentsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 240 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Victoria
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ryan Rhodes, University of Victoria
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02898285
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BC16-207
- Status last verified
- May 2022
- First submitted
- 30 Aug 2016
- Last updated
- 18 May 2022
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Rhodes RE, Beauchamp MR, Carson V, Courtnall S, Wierts CM, Blanchard CM. Effect of recreational sport and physical activity participation on well-being during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med. 2025 Jan 4;59(1):kaae081. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaae081.
PubMed 39657760Grant SJ, Beauchamp MR, Blanchard CM, Carson V, Rhodes RE. Promoting sport participation during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials. 2020 Feb 27;21(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4158-x.
PubMed 32103772
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 May 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Promoting Sport Participation During Early Parenthood
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02898285
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BC16-207
- Conditions
- Parents, Well-being
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 240 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of VictoriaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Study start
- Oct 2016
- Primary completion
- Mar 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Sep 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the efficacy of two sport participation formats (individual sport, team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared to a non-sport condition among parents of young children who were not participating in sport at baseline of the study.
Research of this type is important because parents represent a group dealing with numerous challenges and this is a period of time shown to have the greatest decline in physical activity. Furthermore, parents could reap great benefits in psychological health through the increase in physical activity and sport participation.
It is hypothesized that participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
Detailed description
This study is exploring the impact team sports has on psychological well-being of parents compared to individual sports or "personal time". Our research questions include:
Does 1) team sports participation (choice-based from existing adult recreation leagues in greater Victoria) increase psychosocial outcomes (quality of life, relationship satisfaction, social functioning, perceived parenting capability, enjoyment) compared with 2) individual sport participation (choice-based from adult recreation alternatives in greater Victoria), and 3) a control condition? Hypothesis: The team sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the two other conditions after three-months of participation (primary end-point). Furthermore, the individual sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the control condition after three-months of participation.
Secondary Research Questions
- Can participation in the team sports and individual sports conditions be explained by the constructs of the Sport Commitment model [21]? Hypothesis: Participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
- Can group differences among parents with regard to these participation and psychosocial outcomes be explained through a mediation model? Hypothesis: The covariance of the assigned conditions on psychosocial outcomes will be explained by sport participation. In turn, the covariance between participation and assigned conditions will be explained by salient underlying motives from the Sport Commitment Model. In particular, enjoyment will explain the differences between both sport conditions but the better psychosocial outcomes from team sports will be explained by the additional social involvement opportunities.
- Is there a seasonal, gender, dual/single parent, age of child, or type of sport difference across primary outcomes by assigned condition? Hypothesis: These are exploratory research questions with no pre-set hypothesis. Both sport conditions may have participation lowered by weather conditions in the winter. Men may participate in sport more due to lower child-rearing expectations but there is limited research to support this conjecture at this time.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Personal time condition | Active comparator | Behavioral: Night outPeople randomized to this group will be asked to go on a "night out" with no kids (i.e. dinner, or a movie) once a month. |
| Individual sport condition | Experimental | Behavioral: Individual sport conditionPeople randomized to this group will select an individual sport. They will be asked to participate in this individual sport for three months. |
| Team sport condition | Experimental | Behavioral: Team sportsPeople randomized to this group will select a team sport. They will be asked to participate in the team sport for three months (length of the team sport season). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Men and women with children under the age of 13 who live in the Greater Victoria area
- Must not have participated in any organized sport within the last month
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Parents who do not have a child under the age of 13
- Parents who have or are currently playing an organized sport
- Parents under the age of 18
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Team sportsParticipants will choose from a list of team sports and will be signed up with the team. | Behavioural | Team sport condition |
| Individual sport conditionParticipants will choose from a list of individual sports. | Behavioural | Individual sport condition |
| Night outParticipants in this group will be asked to go out to have a weekly night out or "personal time" of choice, such as dinner or a movie (only restrictions are they cannot go do a sport or physical activity and time must be spent without children). | Behavioural | Personal time condition |
Primary outcome
Change in Parental Quality of Life
Time frame: Baseline, six weeks and three months
Short Form 12 Health Survey will be administered in the baseline questionnaire
Change in life satisfaction
Time frame: Baseline, six weeks, and three months
Satisfaction with Life Scale will be examined at baseline. Citation: Diener E., Emmons R. A., Larsen R. J., Griffin S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.
Change in Parenting Stress
Time frame: Baseline, six weeks and three months
Berry, JD, \& Jones, W,H, (1995) The Parental Stress Scale : initial psychometric evidence. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 463 - 472.
3 secondary outcomes
Sport Commitment Model Questionnaire (Scanlan, 1993)
Time frame: baseline, six-weeks, three months
Family functioning questionnaire
Time frame: baseline, six weeks, three months
Relationship Satisfaction questionnaire
Time frame: baseline, six weeks, three months
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 May 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39657760Rhodes RE, Beauchamp MR, Carson V, Courtnall S, Wierts CM, Blanchard CM. Effect of recreational sport and physical activity participation on well-being during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med. 2025 Jan 4;59(1):kaae081. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaae081.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32103772Grant SJ, Beauchamp MR, Blanchard CM, Carson V, Rhodes RE. Promoting sport participation during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials. 2020 Feb 27;21(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4158-x.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Alison Quinlan, MSc. contact
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Team sports, Individual sport condition and Night out in people with Parents and Well-being, run by University of Victoria at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 May 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Alison Quinlan, MSc. (bml@uvic.ca), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Parental Quality of Life (time frame: Baseline, six weeks and three months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02898285, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 May 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.