Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parenting; Literacy; Health Behavior; Language Development

Treatments: Other: Family Wellness program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05339464

R18HS028574 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)

Pro2021001575

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study pilot tests a family wellness program that promotes academic and physical readiness for school among Latino dual language learners using a mixed methods and community engaged approach.

Full description

The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial with wait list control to pilot test a family wellness program designed for Latino dual language learners entering Kindergarten and their families. The investigators will recruit up to 48 parent-child dyads to participate in the study. Families will be randomly assigned to session one beginning in June 2022 or session two beginning in July 2022. The investigators will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the family wellness program as well as preliminary effects on parenting behaviors and child language and literacy skills.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary caregiver of a child entering Kindergarten (4-6 years old),
• Primary caregiver identifies as Hispanic/Latino/Latinx,
• Family speaks Spanish at home,
• Cell phone ownership,
• Willing to receive texts, and
• Willing to accept randomization

Exclusion criteria

• Children with multiple congenital anomalies or genetic disorders and previously identified developmental delays will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Family wellness program- Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

This group will begin the family wellness program first; approximately, 5 weeks before group 2. The family wellness program consists of 8 parent-child workshops and text message reminders.

Treatment:

Other: Family Wellness program

Family wellness program- Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

This group will begin the family wellness program approximately 5 weeks after group 1.The family wellness program consists of 8 parent-child workshops and text message reminders.

Treatment:

Other: Family Wellness program