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Behavioural Intervention

Family Wellness Program for School Readiness

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Waitlist Available
Led By Manuel Jimenez, MD, MS
Research Sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up enrollment, 2months, 4months
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Study Summary

This trial tests a wellness program for Latino dual language learners that promotes academic and physical readiness for school. It uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as community engagement.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for primary caregivers of children aged 4-6 who are about to start kindergarten. Caregivers must identify as Hispanic/Latino/Latinx, speak Spanish at home, own a cell phone, and be open to receiving texts and being randomly assigned to groups. Children with congenital anomalies or known developmental delays cannot participate.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing a Family Wellness program designed to help Latino dual language learners become academically and physically ready for school. It uses community engagement and mixed methods research to evaluate the program's effectiveness.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this is an educational and wellness intervention rather than a medical treatment, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience changes in family routines or behaviors due to new information or practices introduced by the program.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~enrollment, 2months, 4months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and enrollment, 2months, 4months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Acceptability assessed by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Number of sessions attended
Secondary outcome measures
Child literacy skills
Child vocabulary
Home health routines
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Family wellness program- Group 2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
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.
Group II: Family wellness program- Group 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
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.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)FED
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Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyLead Sponsor
429 Previous Clinical Trials
64,200 Total Patients Enrolled
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3,465 Patients Enrolled for Health Behaviors
Manuel Jimenez, MD, MSPrincipal InvestigatorRutgers University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
64 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are applications being accepted to participate in this experiment at the present time?

"According to the information posted on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical study is no longer actively recruiting patients, with a last update made on October 26th 2022. Nevertheless, there are 189 other studies that continue to seek participants at present."

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Is this trial open to individuals that have surpassed the age of four decades?

"This trial includes participants aged 4 to 6. For patients outside of this age range, there are 97 studies accepting those below 18 years old and 124 for adults above the senior age."

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What is the primary purpose of this investigation?

"The chief outcome of this medical trial, to be evaluated over two months using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), is overall acceptability. Furthermore, investigators are also analysing a range of secondary objectives; these encompass child literacy skills which will be determined with an investigator-crafted metric, home health routines assessed via descriptive survey, and finally vocabulary proficiency ascertained by another investigator designed tool. All scores are on an ascending scale meaning higher numbers denote better results."

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Is it feasible for me to join this medical trial?

"For this medical trial, 32 children aged between 4 and 6 years will be recruited. Furthermore, it is necessary that prospective participants satisfy the following requirements: primary caregiver of a child entering Kindergarten (4-6 years old), Hispanic/Latino/Latinx ethnicity of the carer, Spanish as the native language in their household, agreement to randomization process, cell phone ownership and willingness to receive text messages."

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~11 spots leftby Apr 2025