Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing Pesticide Exposures in Child Care Centers
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
University of California, Berkeley
Conditions:
Children, Only
Risk Reduction
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To reduce the risk of adverse health problems associated with chronic exposure to pesticides, a randomized control study will evaluate a nurse-led integrated pest management (IPM) intervention in 88 c...
Detailed Description
The goal of this study is to reduce children's exposure to pesticides in child care centers to improve their long-term health. A randomized-control trial in four northern California counties will comp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The centers must meet the following criteria:
- Be a licensed child care center with a child care director who speaks English
- Used pesticides (i.e., baits or sprays) in the last year
- Operated for at least two years with no plans to close in the next 12 months
- Enroll children between three to five years of age of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds
- Have at least 25% of enrolled children receiving a government subsidy (e.g., Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Head Start, Child Care Development Fund, Alternative Payment program).
- Have a carpet or couch on-site.
- The child care providers must meet the following criteria:
- Work in the participating child care centers
- Work in the classroom of the participating children
- Work at least 30 hours a week
- Plan to work at the center over the next 9 months
- The families must have a preschool-age child enrolled in the participating child care center and meet the following criteria:
- Three or four years of age
- The child spends at least six hours per day in the center
- Will be enrolled in the center for the next nine months
- Has a parent present during enrollment who speaks either English or Spanish
- Parents will complete surveys or interviews in English or Spanish in the Fall and Spring
Exclusion
- Centers that participated in an IPM intervention and training project
- Families that have children who have special health care needs or disabilities who can not participate in physical activity at the child care center.
- Center directors who do not read and write in English.
- Child care providers who do not read and write in English.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 9 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
440 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03319927
Start Date
October 9 2017
End Date
August 1 2024
Last Update
April 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143