NCT05339464

Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten

Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten- Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Parenting
• Language Development
• Literacy
• Health Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Family Wellness program	Weekly one-hour online workshops over an 8 week period. Families will also receive text message reminders as part of the intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-09
• Primary completion: 2022-09-25
• Completion: 2022-09-25
• First posted: 2022-04-21
• Last updated: 2024-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States