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  • Pediatric health and behavior
  • Public health interventions
  • Digital media impact on children

Background:

  • Children's leisure time is shifting from in-person interactions to digital screens.
  • This shift may adversely impact children's physical and mental health.
  • Screen-Free Time with Friends intervention aims to address this trend.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the feasibility, acceptability, and compliance of the Screen-Free Time with Friends intervention.
  • To gather data for refining the intervention before a larger trial.
  • To evaluate the recruitment strategy and outcome measurements.

Main Methods:

  • A non-randomized, single-group feasibility trial involving approximately 75 children (9-11 years) and their parents.
  • Multicomponent intervention targeting families, afterschool clubs, and communities.
  • Process evaluation using questionnaires and interviews, inspired by the RE-AIM framework.

Main Results:

  • Feasibility and acceptability will be assessed through process evaluations.
  • Recruitment, retention rates, and compliance with outcome measurements will be investigated.
  • Data will inform necessary refinements for future large-scale trials.

Conclusions:

  • The trial will determine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.
  • It will assess the effectiveness of the recruitment strategy.
  • Results will guide the implementation of a larger cluster randomized controlled trial.