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Yhteispeli - Effectiveness Study on Promoting Childrens' Socio-emotional Skills in School

NCT ID: NCT02178332

Last Updated: 2021-12-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

4400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this cluster randomised trial is to investigate whether the Yhteispeli whole school programme is effective in improving children's socio-emotional skills and mental health and socio-emotional skills.

All Finnish elementary schools and their classes in 1-3 grades were invited to participate in the study. The schools were randomly allocated to receive either Yhteispeli programme or two lectures

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Children's Socio-emotional Skills and Psychiatric Symptoms

Keywords

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Children socio-emotional socio-emotional skills psychiatric symptoms SDQ Finland School School community Teacher Whole school approach Intervention Effectiveness study Cluster randomised trial

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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Yhteispeli, whole school programme

Yhteispeli-programme aims to support children's socio-emotional skills and well being at schools. Schools receive the Yhteispeli manual and teachers receive 3 and head masters 2 lecture days about use of Yhteispeli methods including group discussions and exercises. In addition every school is visited 4 times to support the use of Yhteispeli methods. (Lectures for the head masters March 2013 - November 2013, teachers August 2013 - January 2014)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yhteispeli, whole school programme

Intervention Type OTHER

Two theoretical lectures

Teachers receive two theoretical lectures on development of children's socio-emotional skills (3 hours in November 2013 and 3 hours in March 2014 ).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Two theoretical lectures

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Yhteispeli, whole school programme

Intervention Type OTHER

Two theoretical lectures

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All children from volunteering elementary schools and classes (grades 1 to 3) whose parents gave consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Tampere University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Olli Kiviruusu

Research Manager

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Olli Kiviruusu, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Locations

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Olli Kiviruusu

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Bjorklund K, Liski A, Samposalo H, Lindblom J, Hella J, Huhtinen H, Ojala T, Alasuvanto P, Koskinen HL, Kiviruusu O, Hemminki E, Punamaki RL, Sund R, Solantaus T, Santalahti P. "Together at school"--a school-based intervention program to promote socio-emotional skills and mental health in children: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2014 Oct 7;14:1042. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1042.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25287298 (View on PubMed)

Kiviruusu O, Bjorklund K, Koskinen HL, Liski A, Lindblom J, Kuoppamaki H, Alasuvanto P, Ojala T, Samposalo H, Harmes N, Hemminki E, Punamaki RL, Sund R, Santalahti P. Short-term effects of the "Together at School" intervention program on children's socio-emotional skills: a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychol. 2016 May 26;4(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s40359-016-0133-4.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27230903 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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THL/455/6.00.00/2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id