Classroom Learning Environment Clinical Trial
| Verified date | August 2012 |
| Source | Karolinska Institutet |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | Sweden: The National Board of Health and Welfare |
| Study type | Interventional |
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.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 3207 |
| Est. completion date | May 2012 |
| Est. primary completion date | May 2012 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 10 Years to 15 Years |
| Eligibility |
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. |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet | Stockholm |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Karolinska Institutet |
Sweden,
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 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 |
24 months | No |
| Secondary | Classroom learning climate | Teacher self-reports; Teacher Classroom Climate Scale Student self-reports; Student Classroom Climate Scale |
24 months | No |