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NCT number NCT03443323
Other study ID # 17-014227
Secondary ID R305A170052-20
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 8, 2017
Est. completion date March 31, 2023

Study information

Verified date June 2023
Source Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Organizational Skills Training Program - School based version (OST-S) in a cluster randomized trial. Participating schools will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) an OST-S intervention group and 2) a treatment as usual control group. Participating students (3rd through 5th grade) will be from at least 20 schools in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and include both urban and suburban schools serving a diverse population. OST-S is a small-group, skills training intervention for children, which includes parent and teacher consultation to support student use of new skills. The program is delivered by school staff who receive training and consultation from intervention experts.


Description:

Context: Although multiple factors influence school functioning, executive function (EF) deficits have been found to be a key predictor of academic achievement. EF is a higher order cognitive ability associated with persistent goal-directed behavior. Organization, time management, and planning (OTMP) skills are aspects of EF that are particularly associated with children's academic performance. Organizational demands increase over the course of early schooling and are relatively high by 3rd through 5th grade. Poor OTMP skills during this period adversely impact academic functioning. In the late elementary school grades, as students are expected to become more organized, some students have difficulty learning these skills in spite of classroom supports provided by teachers, placing them at increased risk for academic failure. Objectives: The purpose of this Goal 3 efficacy study is to conduct an evaluation of the Organizational Skills Training Program - School version (OST-S), a fully developed intervention for students in general education. The proposed study builds upon research demonstrating the efficacy of a clinic-based version of the OST intervention (OST-C) in remediating OTMP skills deficits and improving academic functioning for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a recent pilot research demonstrating the feasibility and potential effectiveness of OST-S provided by end users ("school partners") for 3rd through 5th graders. It also builds upon research training school staff to implement evidence-based interventions with high fidelity. Study Design: This is a cluster-randomized trial with a treatment as usual (TAU) control group. Setting/Participants: Schools are located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and include at least 20 urban and suburban schools serving a diverse population. Students (3rd to 5th grade) who are struggling the most with OTMP deficits and whose academic performance is negatively impacted by their OTMP deficits will be referred to the study team by their general education teachers. Study Interventions and Measures: OST-S is a small group skills training intervention, with parents and teachers supporting children's use of new skills. The program manual includes strategies for training and coaching school staff, referred to as school partners, to effectively implement OST-S and guidelines to modify the program for implementation in diverse schools with diverse students. Each student session includes: (a) homework review to assess completion of between-session skills implementation; (b) skill-building activities, which include the use of modeling, shaping, guided practice, and reinforcement for organized behavior; and (c) activities to promote generalization of skills. Sessions address four organizational challenges: (a) tracking assignments, (b) managing materials, (c) managing time, and (d) planning for long term assignments. Investigators will measure the following: intervention fidelity, stakeholder engagement, student OTMP skills, student academic self-efficacy, student academic outcomes, student characteristics, feasibility, usability, and acceptability of OST-S. In addition, investigators will track the interventions that are offered as treatment-as-usual in TAU schools. A cost analysis related to the implementation of OST-S will also be completed.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 381
Est. completion date March 31, 2023
Est. primary completion date March 31, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: Any student enrolled in grades 3 thru 5 in one of the participating schools who meets the following criteria. 1. First, students will be recommended by their general education teacher if the following are true: (a) students who are struggling the most with OTMP skills, (b) whose OTMP skill deficits are the students' primary concern (c) whose academic performance is negatively impacted by their OTMP deficits, and (d) who have at least one parent who speaks English. 2. Second, students must have or be at risk for developing OTMP deficits. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Students will be excluded if they are in a pull-out special education classroom for more than 50% of the day as the organizational demands for these students may differ from those students placed mostly in general education. 2. Students with a one-to-one aide will be excluded because the presence of an aide substantially alters how an organizational intervention is implemented. 3. Students from families in which both caregivers do not speak English will be excluded because the program has not yet been developed for non-English speakers. 4. Only one student per family will be included in the study.

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Organizational Skills Training - School Based (OST-S)
OST-S is a small group skills training intervention, with parents and teachers supporting children's use of new skills. The program manual includes strategies for training and coaching school staff, referred to as school partners, to effectively implement OST-S and guidelines to modify the program for implementation in diverse schools with diverse students. Each student session includes: (a) homework review to assess completion of between-session skills implementation; (b) skill-building activities, which include the use of modeling, shaping, guided practice, and reinforcement for organized behavior; and (c) activities to promote generalization of skills. Sessions address four organizational challenges: (a) tracking assignments, (b) managing materials, (c) managing time, and (d) planning for long term assignments.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States New York University New York New York
United States Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia New York University, U.S. Department of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (6)

Abikoff H, Gallagher R, Wells KC, Murray DW, Huang L, Lu F, Petkova E. Remediating organizational functioning in children with ADHD: immediate and long-term effects from a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013 Feb;81(1):113-28. doi: 10.1037/a0029648. Epub 2012 Aug 13. — View Citation

Abikoff, H., & Gallagher, R. (2009). Children's organizational skills scales (COSS), technical manual. North Tonawanda, NY: Multi-Health Systems.

Best JR, Miller PH, Jones LL. Executive Functions after Age 5: Changes and Correlates. Dev Rev. 2009 Sep 1;29(3):180-200. doi: 10.1016/j.dr.2009.05.002. — View Citation

Best JR, Miller PH, Naglieri JA. Relations between Executive Function and Academic Achievement from Ages 5 to 17 in a Large, Representative National Sample. Learn Individ Differ. 2011 Aug;21(4):327-336. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.01.007. — View Citation

Eiraldi R, McCurdy B, Khanna M, Mautone J, Jawad AF, Power T, Cidav Z, Cacia J, Sugai G. A cluster randomized trial to evaluate external support for the implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports by school personnel. Implement Sci. 2014 Jan 15;9:12. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-12. — View Citation

Langberg JM, Dvorsky MR, Evans SW. What specific facets of executive function are associated with academic functioning in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2013 Oct;41(7):1145-59. doi: 10.1007/s10802-013-9750-z. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Changes in Students' Organizational Functioning The Children's Organizational Skills Scales (COSS) will be used to assess changes in OTMP functioning at home and school over several time points. COSS total scores have good discriminant validity and are sensitive to treatment effects. Each COSS version uses a 4-point rating scale (1=Hardly ever or never to 4=Just about all of the time). Although the COSS yields three subscale scores, only the total score will be used to reduce the number of measures in the analyses. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Primary Changes in Students' Patterns of Adaptive Learning Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) will be used to evaluate changes in students' perceptions of their competence in completing their classwork. Items are rated on a 5-item scale from 1 = not at all true to 5 = very true. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Secondary Changes in Student's Academic Progress The Academic Progress Report (APR) is a teacher-report measure that assesses (changes in) proficiency in seven academic subjects relative to standard expectations (1=Well below standard expected at this time of year; 3=At standard; 5=Well above standard). The sum of ratings across seven academic subjects is the unit of analysis. Reliability is acceptable (alpha = .84), and this measure is sensitive to OST treatment effects. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Secondary Changes in Academic Competence of Students The Academic Competence Evaluation Scales (ACES) is a teacher-report scale that assesses changes in the academic competence of students in kindergarten through grade 12. The Reading/Language Arts and Math subscales of this measure will be used. Alpha coefficients and test-retest correlations for these subscales have been shown to be above .90. The average of these subscale scores will be used in the analyses. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Secondary Academic Grades of Students Student report card grades for the marking period prior to students' participation in OST-S/TAU and for the marking period immediately after the intervention and follow-up periods. For students enrolled before the first marking period is over, baseline grades will be those obtained at the end of the previous school year. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Secondary Students' Homework Performance The Homework Performance Questionnaire (HPQ-T)-Teacher version will be used to assess changes in students' homework behavior during the past 4 weeks. Each item is rated on a five-point scale. The 9-item Student Self-Regulation factor will be used in the analyses. This factor has been demonstrated to have strong psychometric properties. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Secondary Parent's Report of Changes in their Child's Homework Performance The Homework Problem Checklist (HPC) is a 20-item parent-report measure that will be used to assess changes in student homework performance. The psychometric properties of this instrument have been shown to be acceptable, and the HPC was sensitive to treatment effects in the previous OST-C study. The total HPC score will be used in the analyses. Baseline, 10-weeks (post-treatment), 5-months and 12-months
Secondary Changes in Participants' views of Treatment Acceptability Measures of Acceptability of OST-S will be assessed using the following measure:
The Treatment Evaluation Inventory - Short Form (TEI-SF), a 9-item measure, will be used to assess parents' views of treatment acceptability.
up to 10-weeks (post treatment)
Secondary Changes in Participants' views of Treatment Usability The Usage Rating Profile-Intervention-Revised (URP-IR), a 29-item measure, will be adapted (with permission) to assess factors that may influence the usage of the OST-S intervention in a school-based setting. up to 10-weeks (post treatment)
Secondary Changes in Participants' Views of Treatment Feasibility The Usage Rating Profile-Intervention-Revised (URP-IR), a 29-item measure, will be adapted (with permission) to assess feasibility of usage of the OST-S intervention in a school-based setting. up to 10-weeks (post treatment)
Secondary Changes in Participants' Views of Treatment Acceptability The Children's Intervention Rating Profile (CIRP), a 7-item measure, will be adapted to assess student's perceptions of acceptability. up to 10-weeks (post treatment)
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