Can better bosses build better brains? small study tests Pre-K supervisor training
NCT ID NCT05880875
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether training supervisors in state pre-kindergarten programs to use a 'reflective supervision' approach can improve teachers' skills and, in turn, help young children develop better emotional regulation. Researchers will compare outcomes between supervisors and teachers who receive the training and those on a waitlist. The study involves 32 participants and will measure changes in classroom quality, teacher-child relationships, and children's social-emotional functioning over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Reflective Supervision Enhancement (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to boost young children's emotional health by improving how teachers are supported.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 32 people. It measures many outcomes, so some positive results may be due to chance. The approach may not work in other settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Supervisor in Rhode Island state pre-kindergarten program Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet inclusion criteria above
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bradley Hospital
Riverside, Rhode Island, 02915, United States
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