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NCT Number: NCT05445518

Jump Start Plus COVID-19 Support

The purpose of the study is to further develop and examine the Jump Start Plus COVID Support (JS+CS) program, which encourages improved psychosocial functioning by promoting resiliency in childcare centers.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Age range

2 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33146, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Center Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have greater than 30 children ages 2- to 5-years old
  • Serve low-income families
  • Reflect the ethnic diversity of Miami-Dade County (60%Hispanic, 20% Non-Hispanic Black, 20% Non-Hispanic White

Child Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child ages 2-5 years old
  • Child enrolled in a childcare center

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with feeding tubes or those that bring their own meals.

Treatment and study plan

Jump Start Plus COVID Support

Behavioral

The Jump Start Plus COVID Support intervention is a resiliency program that provides behavior management and safety programs administered weekly via zoom.

Healthy Caregivers-Healthy Children (HC2)

Behavioral

The HC2 intervention is an obesity prevention program that provides nutrition and healthy activities programs administered weekly via Zoom.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Health Environment Rating Scale Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    The Health Environment Rating Scale has a total score ranging from 0 to 70 with higher scores indicating healthier practices

  2. Change in Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire is a total difficulties score that ranges from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating less child behavior concerns.

  3. Change in Devereux Early Childhood Assessments Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    The Devereux Early Childhood Assessments is a measure with a range of score from 0 to 100 with higher score on Behavior Concerns indicating more problem behaviors and a lower score on Initiative, Self-Control, Attachment indicated better protective factors.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Brief Resilient Coping Scale Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    The Brief Resilient Coping Scale is a measure with a range of score from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating better coping.

  2. Change in Childcare Worker Job Stress Index Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    The Childcare Worker Job Stress Index is a total score that ranges from 22 to 110 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress

  3. Change in Every Day Stressors Index Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    The Every Day Stressors Index is a total score that ranges from 0 to 80 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress.

  4. Change in Healthy Caregivers-Healthy Children Survey

    Time frame: Baseline, Up to 3 years

    Teacher and parents complete this survey on the number of reported nutrition and physical activity practices

  5. Change in Teacher Opinion Survey

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 3 years

    The Teacher Opinion survey is a measure with a range of score from 12 to 44 with higher score indicating better self-efficacy as it relates to teaching practices.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Miami

Other

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Registry information

Official study title

Jump Start Plus: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Support to Improve Resiliency and Mitigate Risks in Childcare Centers Serving Children From Low-income Ethnic Minority Backgrounds.

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jul 6, 2022
Registry last updated
May 22, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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