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Tele-Wellness App for Stress and Childhood Development

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Waitlist Available

Led By Lucine Francis, PhD

Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up at pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will provide FCCH providers and parents with a tele-wellness supported app that will offer self-care and parenting/parent engagement support, as well as gamified learning materials for children in early literacy, math, social-emotional learning, and nutrition.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for licensed Family Child Care Home providers in Baltimore City caring for children of essential personnel, and parents or guardians of young children (3-6 years old) using these services. Participants must have access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer.

What is being tested?

The study tests a tele-wellness supported app called FamilyChildCare that offers self-care and parenting support through an 'Ask a Nurse' service and provides children with gamified learning materials covering literacy, math, social skills, and nutrition.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves the use of an educational app rather than medication or medical procedures, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, there may be indirect effects on stress levels or behavior changes due to the information provided.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ at pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~at pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Awareness of the Maryland Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework and Toolkit as assessed by a survey question

Change in Perceived Level of Informational Support as assessed by the PROMIS Informational Support Short Form

Change in Perceived Level of Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale

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Secondary study objectives

Change in Quality of the Parent-Child Care Relationship as assessed by the Supportive Parent-Caregiver Relationship Subscale

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

There is only one arm in this study. All recruited and consented participants will fill out a pre-survey, engage with the digital toolkit for 15 weeks, then fill out a post-survey.

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