The Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten Study

NCT05760573 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 396

Last updated 2026-04-22

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a family wellness program enhances child and parenting outcomes among Latino dual language learners entering Kindergarten and their families. The main questions are: (1) To what extent does the family wellness program enhance home health and learning routines, and (2) To what extent does the family wellness program enhance child literacy, language, and social-emotional outcomes.

All participants will be asked to complete surveys and assessments.

Researchers will compare two groups: (1) Family wellness program that includes (a) 8-weekly summer sessions, (b) text messages, (c) booster sessions, and (2) usual care plus school supplies and list of resources to see if the family wellness program enhances child and parenting outcomes.

Conditions

  • Parenting
  • Language Development
  • Literacy
  • Health Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family Wellness Program (FWP)

The FWP will consist of the following general format: (1) 8 weekly 60-minute summer workshops; (2) 4 booster workshops throughout the year; and (3) 2-3 outreach text messages per week for 10 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Manuel E Jimenez, MD, MS · Rutgers University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-15
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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