Can a doctor's visit boost kindergarten readiness? new study tests coaching for low-income families
NCT ID NCT07677618
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two programs designed to help low-income parents prepare their 3- to 4-year-old children for kindergarten. One program gives parents a simple checklist; the other pairs families with a community health worker for personalized coaching. Researchers will measure children's school readiness skills and whether they enroll in preschool.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kinder Coaching (behavioral intervention with community health workers)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that brief coaching by community health workers in a doctor's office helps prepare low-income children for kindergarten.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study focused on measurement, not a proven program. Results may not apply to all families or 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 480 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
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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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: * Parent or caregiver is 18 years of age or older with no intellectual disability and can speak and understand Spanish and/or English. Participants unable to read will be eligible as data will be verbally collected by bilingual research staff. * Child is between 3 and 4 years of age at enrollment and receives primary care at a study site. * Child is from a low-income household on Medicaid insurance. * Child has no significant developmental disability or serious medical condition that limits communication with the Kinder Coach. Children with mild developmental delays including speech delay, gross motor delay, autism spectrum disorder, mild cerebral palsy, and ADHD will be included to capture a heterogenous, real-world sample from primary care. Exclusion Criteria: * Parent or child with significant intellectual disability. * Teen parents under the age of 18. * Child is in foster care or other situation in which consent cannot be obtained from a legal guardian. * Child with a significant developmental disability that limits participation including cerebral palsy, non-verbal autism spectrum disorder, Down's syndrome, global developmental delay, or other serious medical condition impacting ability to participate in a Kinder Coaching visit. Developmental conditions will be defined as children who screen negative on the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) screener for developmental and/or behavioral special needs "above and beyond what would be expected" for a child of that age.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic
Hillsboro, Oregon, 97123, United States
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