Reducing Pesticide Exposures in Child Care Centers
To reduce the risk of adverse health problems associated with chronic exposure to pesticides, a randomized control study will evaluate a nurse-led integrated pest management (IPM) intervention in 88 child care centers serving socio-economically and ethnically diverse preschool-age children in four California counties. Positive changes in IPM knowledge, policies, practices, pests, and pesticide exposure will be assessed.
Conditions:
🦠 Children, Only 🦠 Risk Reduction 🦠 Environmental Exposure
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 9 October 2017
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 31 August 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 August 2024
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 440
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • The centers must meet the following criteria:
    • 1. Be a licensed child care center with a child care director who speaks English
    • 2. Used pesticides (i.e., baits or sprays) in the last year
    • 3. Operated for at least two years with no plans to close in the next 12 months
    • 4. Enroll children between three to five years of age of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds
    • 5. Have at least 25% of enrolled children receiving a government subsidy (e.g., Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Head Start, Child Care Development Fund, Alternative Payment program).
    • 6. Have a carpet or couch on-site.
    • The child care providers must meet the following criteria:
    • 1. Work in the participating child care centers
    • 2. Work in the classroom of the participating children
    • 3. Work at least 30 hours a week
    • 4. Plan to work at the center over the next 9 months
    • The families must have a preschool-age child enrolled in the participating child care center and meet the following criteria:
    • 1. Three or four years of age
    • 2. The child spends at least six hours per day in the center
    • 3. Will be enrolled in the center for the next nine months
    • 4. Has a parent present during enrollment who speaks either English or Spanish
    • 5. Parents will complete surveys or interviews in English or Spanish in the Fall and Spring

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • 1. Centers that participated in an IPM intervention and training project
    • 2. Families that have children who have special health care needs or disabilities who can not participate in physical activity at the child care center.
    • 3. Center directors who do not read and write in English.
    • 4. Child care providers who do not read and write in English.
Ages Eligible for Study: 3 Years to 75 Years (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 12 October 2017
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 19 October 2017
  • First Posted 24 October 2017

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 10 July 2023
  • Last Update Posted 12 July 2023
  • Last Verified July 2023