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Effects of Prevention in School (PS): a Swedish School-wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the Primary Prevention Level

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Maria Bodin, Karolinska Institutet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01670591
First received: August 15, 2012
Last updated: August 20, 2012
Last verified: August 2012
History of Changes

August 15, 2012
August 20, 2012
January 2009
May 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Student problem behaviors [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  1. Teacher-reported problem behaviors in school areas during last week
  2. Teacher-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during last week
  3. Student-reported problem behaviors in school areas during the school-year
  4. Student-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during the school-year
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01670591 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Classroom learning climate [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  1. Teacher self-reports; Teacher Classroom Climate Scale
  2. Student self-reports; Student Classroom Climate Scale
Same as current
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Effects of Prevention in School (PS): a Swedish School-wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the Primary Prevention Level
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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.
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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Problem Behaviors Among Students
  • Classroom Learning Environment
Behavioral: PS - Prevention in School
  • Experimental: PS - Prevention in School
    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.
    Intervention: Behavioral: PS - Prevention in School
  • No Intervention: Business as usual
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
3207
May 2012
May 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

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.
Both
10 Years to 15 Years
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Sweden
 
NCT01670591
21-12050/2008
No
Maria Bodin, Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet
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Principal Investigator: Maria Bodin STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet
August 2012

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