Playtime prescription: study tests if outdoor fun builds better brains
NCT ID NCT07355179
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called PLAY UP, which involves 15 outdoor play sessions for 200 preschoolers. Children help design the activities, and educators are trained to support them. The goal is to see if this approach improves motor skills, social skills, and emotional well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PLAY UP behavioral intervention (outdoor active play sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that co-created outdoor play programs improve motor and social skills in preschoolers, offering a simple way to support early development.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no control for long-term effects. Results may not apply to all children or settings, and the program requires trained staff.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * regular attendance in preschool; have no limitations to participate in intervention. Exclusion Criteria: * participating in a similar intervention program for at least 3 months; having limitations (e.g. physical limitations; intellectual neurodisorder) to take the assessment tasks;
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gabriela Almeida
Evora, Évora District, 7000, Portugal