Impact of the Be Well Care Well Program on Early Care Education Teachers

NCT05310201 | Completed Results DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 00105341U54GM104941
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 244
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will address the following specific aims: (1) assess the impact of the BWCW program on teacher stress and physical activity, (2) Examine feasibility of collecting cortisol.

Conditions

Burnout, Caregiver

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Score of Child Worker Job Stress Inventory

  The Child Worker Job Stress Inventory is a survey used to measure job stress via questionnaire that the childcare worker completes. This survey measure contains 22 items that range from 22 (low levels of stress) to 110 (High Levels of Stress). A higher score on each item represents higher child worker stress. The total score is utilized in this study with higher total score representing higher reported child worker job stress.

  Baseline and 1 year follow-up

• Change in Score on the Devereux Adult Resilience Survey

  The Devereux Adult Resilience Survey (DARS) is a 23-item self-report measure assessing personal strengths and resilience. Each item is scored from 0 (Not Yet) to 2 (Almost Always), yielding a raw total score range of 0-46. In this study, subscale scores (e.g., relationships, internal beliefs, professional skills) may be combined or analyzed separately. If a composite score is used, the method of combination (e.g., summing across subscales) will be specified in the analysis plan.

  Baseline and 1-year follow-up

Other Outcomes (2)

• Change in Score on the Lifestyle Questionnaire

  Baseline and 1-year follow-up

• Change in Score on the Early Childhood Job Satisfaction Survey

  Baseline and 1-year follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Be Well Care Well

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Be Well Care Well

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Be Well Care Well BEHAVIORAL

Be Well Care Well addresses teacher well-being through activities implemented in the classroom aimed at reducing teacher stress and improving physical activity. A subset of teachers involved in the program will complete classroom observations and cortisol testing to examine additional measures of stress.

Be Well Care Well

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Teachers that meet the following criteria will be included:
• currently employed as a teacher or assistant teacher at a participating ECE center;
• ages 18 or older;
• men or women;
• able to speak, read, and write English.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of South Carolina: lead
• University of Delaware: collaborator
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

MUSC Department of Psychiatry

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Caregiver Burden

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Angela Moreland, PhD
• Organization: Medical University of South Carolina

moreland@musc.edu

8437928209

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2022
• First Posted: April 4, 2022
• Study Start: January 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: October 14, 2025
• Results First Posted: October 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)