Jump Start on the Go: Improving Resiliency and the Social-Emotional Development of At-Risk Preschool Children

NCT06374550 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20231026
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 67
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the Jump Start on the Go (JS Go), an app-based program and see how helpful it is at improving resiliency and behavior support within childcare settings.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in classroom practices as measured by Health Environment Rating Scale

  The Health Environment Rating Scale is a measure with a range of score from 0 to 70 with higher score indicating better classroom practices.

  Baseline, 2 months after baseline, and up to 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Change in child behaviors as measured by Devereux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA)

  Baseline, 2 months after baseline, and up to 1 year

• Change in child behaviors as measured by Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

  Baseline and up to 1 year

• Change in resiliency as measured by Brief Resiliency Coping Scale

  Baseline and up to 1 year

• Change in stress as measured by Childcare Worker Job Stress Index

  Baseline and up to 1 year

• Change in stress as measured by Everyday Stressors Index

  Baseline and up to 1 year

Study Arms (2)

Jump Start on the Go Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be in this group for a total of up to 12 months. These participants will receive the intervention via a mobile app.

Behavioral: Jump Start on the Go

Jump Start plus Coronavirus Support Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will be in this group for a total of up to 12 months.

Behavioral: Jump Start Plus Coronavirus Support

Interventions

Jump Start on the Go BEHAVIORAL

Centers will receive the Jump Start On The Go mental health program via a mobile app. This will entail receiving 12-24 mental health consultation sessions in which a licensed mental health consultant will use a mobile app that will provide directors and teachers with access to information such as videos, infographics, and an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot on how to work with children with challenging behaviors. Participants will receive the intervention once per week for up to 1 hour.

Jump Start on the Go Group

Jump Start Plus Coronavirus Support BEHAVIORAL

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

Jump Start plus Coronavirus Support Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Centers must have \>30 children ages 2-to-5
• Center must serve low income families
• Centers must reflect the ethnic diversity of the Miami Dade County Public School System (60% Hispanic, 20% Non-Hispanic Black, 20% Non-Hispanic White).
• Participants must speak English or Spanish or Creole
• Parents must have a child enrolled in the childcare center that is participating in the study.
• Children ages 2-5: Parent reported data (name, Date of Birth, behaviors)

You may not qualify if:

• \. any participants who do not speak English or Spanish or Creole.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Miami: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Ruby Natale, PhD, PsyD

  University of Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2024
• First Posted: April 18, 2024
• Study Start: September 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: August 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)