Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can Better-Trained childcare staff change what kids eat and how much they move?

NCT ID NCT07874295

Prevention Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting This study
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Oct 14, 2026 · Last updated Oct 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

Researchers are testing whether a professional development program for childcare educators, the Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative, improves the nutritional quality of meals and snacks served and increases physical activity opportunities in early childcare programs. The trial enrolls 456 children ages 2 to 5 at Boston childcare programs, along with their educators. Children wear activity monitors for two days at three points and are observed at mealtimes, while programs share menus and schedules. Researchers compare programs that receive the training with similar programs that do not.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a professional development and peer-networking program for early childcare educators, the Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give childcare programs a practical way to serve healthier meals and add more movement to a child's day, which may shape eating and activity habits early.
What could go wrong
Training educators may not change what kitchens serve or how much children move, and improvements seen in Boston may not carry over to other cities or childcare settings.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 456 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jun 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

2 to 5 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 2-5 years old * Attends early care and education program located in the city of Boston * At least one parent/guardian reads English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Ages \<2 or \>5 years * Does not attend early care and education * Attends a program outside of the city of Boston * Parent/guardian cannot read English or Spanish

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Child care are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Child care Children aged 3-5 years Dietary intakes Early education Physical activity Toddlers

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

    Open the record ↗

  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.