Prevention and Intervention of Externalizing Problem Behavior in School: Development and Evaluation of a Teacher Coaching.

Problematic Behavior in Children Clinical Trial

Official title:

Prevention and Intervention of Externalizing Problem Behavior in School: Development and Evaluation of a Teacher Coaching.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02116088
• Other study ID #: 01JH1204B
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 14, 2014
• Last updated: March 14, 2017
• Start date: October 2012
• Est. completion date: April 2017

Study information

• Verified date: March 2017
• Source: University of Cologne
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Children with externalizing problem behaviour are at risk of developing educational impairment, because of their problems in rule following, social behaviour and attention. This behaviour represents a great challenge for teacher. In addition, time pressures and conflicts with colleagues are the most common sources of stress for teachers. Till now teachers receive no evaluated training which in particular regards externalizing problem behaviour. Therefore we develop and evaluate an indicated prevention program for elementary school teachers with children with externalizing problem behaviour. All teachers of a participating school are given a general overview of externalizing problem behaviour (etiology, diagnosis) and information on evidence-based treatments for children with externalizing problem behaviour in school settings. Single teachers will then participate in a 12 week coaching in which they learn to apply classroom management techniques, strategies to improve their relationships with children, behaviour modification techniques and cognitive interventions to specific target children. The coaching intervention is based on functional behavioural analysis and provides teachers with evidence-based strategies which focuses on one target child.

Longitudinal data will be collected in a within-subject control group design. Dependent measures include teacher and observer reports.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 53
• Est. completion date: April 2017
• Est. primary completion date: March 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 6 and 11 years, externalizing behavior problems

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Problem Behavior
• Problematic Behavior in Children

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Teacher Coaching

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	University Clinic of Cologne	Cologne	North Rhine-Westphalia

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Cologne	German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Questionnaire on Behavior in School Lessons (FVU)		one year
Secondary	Teacher´s Report Form (modified)		one year
Secondary	Questionnaire on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (FBB-ADHS)		one year
Secondary	Questionnaire on Conduct Behavior Problems		one year
Secondary	Brief Problem Monitor-Teacher Form (BPM-T/6-18)		one year
Secondary	Weiss-Assessment Scale on Functional Impairment - Parent´s Report (WFIRS-P)		one year
Secondary	Teacher Classroom Management Strategies Questionnaire (TSQ)		one year
Secondary	Perceived Self-Efficacy of Teachers: Panel Design with a new Instrument (LSWS)		one year
Secondary	The Index of Teaching Stress (ITS)		one year
Secondary	Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS)		one year