Interactive Program for Effective Playground Supervision

Behavior Clinical Trial

— Playground_2  

Official title:

Interactive Program for Effective Playground Supervision

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01094236
• Other study ID #: SBIR40-2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 25, 2010
• Last updated: March 25, 2010
• Start date: August 2005
• Est. completion date: January 2006

Study information

• Verified date: March 2010
• Source: Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of the Playground supervision clinical trial is to see if playground management skills are improved, after implementing the school-wide behavior management program.

Description:

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over 200,000 children every year are admitted to emergency rooms due to playground related injuries sustained at school. The National Association for Playground Safety recommends not only improving surface materials and equipment, but also improving adult supervision of children while at play. Yet, there are limited empirical studies in the literature that have examined the impact of a comprehensive training program to improve playground safety by improving supervisor knowledge and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a comprehensive, stand-alone interactive multimedia computer-based training program for elementary school faculty to implement a school-wide behavior management program for playground environments. To do this, a randomized control trial comparing the experiences of playground supervisors, students, and staff from schools of a large urban school district was carried out. School was both the unit of randomization and the unit of analysis. The comparisons were measured by pre, post and follow-up assessments conducted by the investigators. Results suggest significant positive differences due to treatment in knowledge, beliefs and attitudes for playground supervisors, students, and staff.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2316
• Est. completion date: January 2006
• Est. primary completion date: January 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• school staff in elementary schools (grades K-5)

• must be in the included school district for Las Vegas, NV.

Exclusion Criteria:

• schools outside of the Las Vegas school district

• middle schools

• junior high schools

• high schools

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• On the Playground behavior management program
Treatment school playground supervisors were show the CD intervention. Control school playground supervisors were given a video on playground equipment safety. All school staff subjects were assessed before the intervention and 75 days following the supervisor intervention. Students were assessed before the intervention, and then 45 days and 75 days following the supervisor intervention. School Administrators were assessed before the intervention, and then 30 and 60 days after the supervisor intervention - school administrators at treatment schools had access to a treatment binder with CDs and worksheets, while the control school administrators did not.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Oregon Center for Applied Science	Eugene	Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Improved playground management skills for treatment schools		6 months	No
Secondary	Supervisors: Improved knowledge, attitude, intentions and efficacy in implementing effective playground management.		6 months	No
Secondary	Administrators: increased knowledge and attitudes about playground safety when compared to control schools.		6 months	No
Secondary	Students: Increased perception of playground safety compared to control schools		6 months	No