Can an online tool for daycare staff fight childhood obesity?
NCT ID NCT05656807
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether an online weight management program for child care providers can improve the diet and physical activity of 2-5-year-old children in their care. About 84 child care centers and 924 participants (directors, teachers, and children) will take part. Some centers use a standard online nutrition program, while others add a teacher weight management program with support. Researchers will compare changes in children's diet quality and activity levels over 6 to 12 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 924 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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2 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Child Care Centers: * Be open year-round * Licensed with no plans to close in the next 2 years * Been in operation for at least 1 year * Have at least two classrooms serving children 2-5 years-old * Serve at least lunch to the 2-5-year old children * Have no history of Go NAPSACC participation in the past 6 months * Two 2-5-year-old classroom providers and 4 parents from each classroom must provide consent to participate in the study Child Care Providers (Directors and Teachers): * Ability to provide informed consent. * Age 18 years or older. * Teacher only: Be a teacher in a 2-5-year-old classroom. * Teacher only: Not pregnant, nor planning to become pregnant in the next year Children: * Be in a classroom with a participating child care teacher. * Be 2-5 years old. * The consenting primary caregiver must be able to read English Exclusion Criteria: Child Care Centers: * Serve only non-English speaking families
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7426, United States
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