Media Impact on Preschool Behavior

March 24, 2014 updated by: Dimitri Christakis, Seattle Children's Hospital
This study tests the hypothesis that modifying the media diet of preschool children so that they watch more prosocial programming and less violent programming will result in decreased aggression and increased prosocial behavior.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Seattle Childrens Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

2 years to 4 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 2.5-4 years of age
  • watches TV regularly
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no TV
  • non English

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: media diet
advice tips and tools to reduce exposure to violent programming
Behavioral: media diet
advice and tips and tools for healthy non violent TV viewing
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Nutrition intervention
diet advice
Behavioral: nutritional intervention
advice on healthy eating

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores overall
Time Frame: 6 months after enrollment
Overall Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores will be assessed
6 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) aggression subscale
Time Frame: 6 months after enrollment
Aggression, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed at 6,
6 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) prosocial subscale
Time Frame: 6 months after enrollment
Prosocial, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed
6 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores overall
Time Frame: 12 months after enrollment
Overall Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores will be assessed
12 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores overall
Time Frame: 18 months after enrollment
Overall Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores will be assessed
18 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) aggression subscale
Time Frame: 12 months after enrollment
Aggression, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed
12 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) aggression subscale
Time Frame: 18 months after enrollment
Aggression, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed
18 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) prosocial subscale
Time Frame: 12 months after enrollment
Prosocial, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed
12 months after enrollment
Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) prosocial subscale
Time Frame: 18 months after enrollment
Prosocial, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed
18 months after enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
sleep problems
Time Frame: 6 months
The investigator will use elements of the sleep problem questionnaire to assess sleep problems
6 months
sleep problems
Time Frame: 12 months
The investigator will use elements of the sleep problem questionnaire to assess sleep problems
12 months
sleep problems
Time Frame: 18 months
The investigator will use elements of the sleep problem questionnaire to assess sleep problems
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Seattle Children's Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dimitri Christakis, MD, U of WA

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 21, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2011

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 26, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 26, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5R01HD056506-02 (NIH)

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