Actively Recruiting
Food-Body-Mind Intervention (16 Weeks)
Led by Michigan State University · Updated on 2025-09-26
800
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
206 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This novel, timely, and theory-driven Food-Body-Mind intervention addresses the national emergency of mental health crises in early childhood. By targeting Head Start racially/ethnically diverse preschoolers from low-income backgrounds in both urban and rural areas, this intervention is expected to contribute toward reducing health disparities and promoting health equity, a major priority of the NIH and Healthy People 2030. If effective, it can be scalable to Head Start programs across urban and rural settings nationally with long-term sustainability benefits.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Food-Body-Mind Intervention (16 Weeks)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parental consent and child verbal assent (if the child is 5 years old) are obtained
- Children aged 3 to 5 years attending a Head Start program
- Caregivers are the primary adult caregivers for the children
- Caregivers willing to use Facebook or a private program website for participation
- Participants have at least weekly internet access using a smartphone, tablet, or computer
You will not qualify if you...
- Preschoolers with motor disabilities or impairments preventing participation in physical activity (e.g., cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, lost or damaged limb, motor skills disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida)
- Preschoolers with diagnosed medical conditions requiring a restricted diet that prevents dietary changes, especially in fruit and vegetable intake (e.g., phenylketonuria, pediatric malabsorption syndrome, pollen food allergy syndrome)
- Preschoolers with diagnosed disorders causing severe difficulty in communication and social interaction (e.g., autism spectrum disorder level 3, nonverbal, inability to initiate social interaction)
- No exclusion criteria apply to primary adult caregivers since their role is supportive
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Community Action Agency
Jackson, Michigan, United States, 49203
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jiying Ling, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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