Tests a Food-Body-Mind program for emotional and social skills in preschoolers
Tests a whole-child health program for preschool children, aged 3 to 5, from low-income families.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Food-Body-Mind Intervention (16 Weeks)
Key facts
- Where
- Jackson, United StatesSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 3 and 5 years old?
Source: NCT06597474, who can take part
Where in United States
- Community Action AgencyJackson, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Michigan State University
- Trial code
- NCT06597474
- Record updated
- 5 October 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Food-Body-Mind Intervention: Promote Whole Child Health
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.
Inclusion: Parental consent and child (if the child is 5 years) verbal assent received; Children are 3-5 years old attending a Head Start program and caregivers are the primary adult caregivers for the children; Caregivers are willing to use Facebook or the private program website for participation; Participants have at least weekly internet access using a smartphone, a tablet, or a computer.
Exclusion: preschoolers who have a motor disability or impairment (e.g., cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, lost or damaged limb, motor skills disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida) preventing them from participating in any physical activity; preschoolers who have a diagnosed medical condition (e.g., phenylketonuria, pediatric malabsorption syndrome, pollen food allergy syndrome) requiring a restrict diet and precluding them from any dietary changes particularly fruit/vegetable intake; and; preschoolers who have diagnosed disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder level 3) causing severe difficulty (e.g., nonverbal, cannot initiate social interaction) with communication and interaction with other people; There will be no exclusion criterion for primary adult caregivers, as the primary focus is preschoolers and caregivers serve as a support role.