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

NCT ID: NCT01670591

Last Updated: 2012-08-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3207 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Problem Behaviors Among Students Classroom Learning Environment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PS - Prevention in School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Business as usual

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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PS - Prevention in School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maria Bodin

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maria Bodin

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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21-12050/2008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id