Back to resultsEffects of Prevention in School (PS): a Swedish School-wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the Primary Prevention Level
Primary Purpose
Problem Behaviors Among Students, Classroom Learning Environment
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Sweden
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
PS - Prevention in School
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About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Problem Behaviors Among Students
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Schools situated in Stockholm county and in bordering counties within travelling distance from Stockholm.
- Comprising the grades 4-9 (10-15 years).
- A minimum of 2 classes/50 students in each of the grades 5-7.
- A majority (min.80%)of the staff is positive towards program participation.
- School management willing to take active part in change/developmental work.
- A willingness to submit to study conditions (randomization etc)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in other ongoing research projects.
Sites / Locations
- STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
PS - Prevention in School
Business as usual
Arm Description
Teachers learn to use the core program components (defining and teaching school rules and the handling of rule breakings, principles of positive behavior support)with help from external consultants during approximately 1.5 years.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Student problem behaviors
Teacher-reported problem behaviors in school areas during last week
Teacher-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during last week
Student-reported problem behaviors in school areas during the school-year
Student-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during the school-year
Secondary Outcome Measures
Classroom learning climate
Teacher self-reports; Teacher Classroom Climate Scale
Student self-reports; Student Classroom Climate Scale
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01670591
Brief Title
Effects of Prevention in School (PS): a Swedish School-wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the Primary Prevention Level
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
August 2012
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
May 2012 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 2012 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Prevention in School (PS) is a modified School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the universal prevention level, developed by Swedish researchers for the school years 4 -9. By defining and teaching school rules to all teachers and students, and by consistently acknowledging students when meeting behavioural expectations, the program aims to reduce problem behaviours in school areas and to improve the classroom learning climate. Against this background, the purpose of this study is to examine whether PS is more effective than schools' ordinary practices in meeting these goals.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Problem Behaviors Among Students, Classroom Learning Environment
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
3207 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
PS - Prevention in School
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Teachers learn to use the core program components (defining and teaching school rules and the handling of rule breakings, principles of positive behavior support)with help from external consultants during approximately 1.5 years.
Arm Title
Business as usual
Arm Type
No Intervention
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
PS - Prevention in School
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Student problem behaviors
Description
Teacher-reported problem behaviors in school areas during last week
Teacher-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during last week
Student-reported problem behaviors in school areas during the school-year
Student-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during the school-year
Time Frame
24 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Classroom learning climate
Description
Teacher self-reports; Teacher Classroom Climate Scale
Student self-reports; Student Classroom Climate Scale
Time Frame
24 months
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
10 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
15 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Schools situated in Stockholm county and in bordering counties within travelling distance from Stockholm.
Comprising the grades 4-9 (10-15 years).
A minimum of 2 classes/50 students in each of the grades 5-7.
A majority (min.80%)of the staff is positive towards program participation.
School management willing to take active part in change/developmental work.
A willingness to submit to study conditions (randomization etc)
Exclusion Criteria:
Participation in other ongoing research projects.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Maria Bodin
Organizational Affiliation
STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet
City
Stockholm
ZIP/Postal Code
10231
Country
Sweden
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
Citation
Horner RH, Todd AW, Lewis-Palmer T, Irvin LK, Sugai G, & Boland JB. The school-wide evaluation tool (SET): A research instrument for assessing school-wide positive behaviour support. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 6, 3-12, 2004.
Results Reference
background
Citation
Sundell K, Koutakis N, Hellqvist A, Andrén J, Karlberg M, Forster M & Hassler-Hallstedt M. Prevention i skolan. Forskningsbaserat preventionsprogram för grundskolans år 4-9. FoU-rapport 2007:6. Stockholms stadsledningskontor: FoU-enheten, 2007.
Results Reference
background
Citation
Sørlie M-A, Ogden T. Immediate impacts of PALS: A school wide multi-level programme targeting behaviour problems in elementary school. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 5: 471-492, 2007.
Results Reference
background
Citation
Sørlie M-A, Nordahl, T. Problematferd i skolen: Hovedfunn, forklaringer og pedagogiske implikasjoner. [Behaviour problems in school: Main findings, explanations, and pedagogical implications].Hovedrapport fra forskningsprosjektet Skole- och samspillsvansker (Rapport 12a/98). Oslo: Norsk Institutt for forsknings om oppvekst, velferd og aldring, 1998.
Results Reference
background
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