Evaluation of Play and Care Together (PACT) Implementation

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

212 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-01

Study Completion Date

2023-03-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of PACT intervention in improving resilience, life skills, and psychosocial skills among children and peer supporters. The evaluation will be carried out in the Public Schools of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

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Detailed Description

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Right to Play is a non-governmental organization that offers play-based life skills education in public schools of Pakistan. This project aim to improve psychosocial wellbeing, resilience and social and emotional life skills of students enrolled in secondary schools of Lyari in Karachi South, Sindh, Pakistan through "Play and Act Together (PACT)" curriculum. The Aga Khan University will evaluate effectiveness of their intervention that will be offered in public schools of Karachi. Data will be collected from grade 6 students(children) and grade 7 or 8 peer supporters at baseline, midline and endline of the study. Moreover, throughout PACT intervention, fidelity monitoring would be ensured randomly for 3 sessions out of 10 through a checklist to evaluate accuracy of PACT intervention delivered. Furthermore, feasibility checklist would be filled by each participant at the end of the study to analyze the satisfaction, feasibility of PACT intervention and important learnings from PACT curriculum. After the intervention, focus group discussion will took place to learn about the experiences of children, peer supporters and adult coaches who received PACT intervention.

Conditions

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Resilience Psychosocial Wellbeing Peer Problem

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The assessment will be carried out parallel in the intervention and the control arm.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Peer Supporter and Adult coach intervention

Intervention group will receive PACT module through peer supporters and adult coaches

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PACT Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PACT Intervention is a group based session delivered by Peer supporters and adult coaches on PACT module. There will be 10 sessions, one per week for 90 to 120 minutes each.

Adult coach intervention

Intervention group will receive PACT module through adult coaches only

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PACT Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PACT Intervention is a group based session delivered by Peer supporters and adult coaches on PACT module. There will be 10 sessions, one per week for 90 to 120 minutes each.

Control Group

Control group will receive PACT intervention after the completion of intervention and evaluation with 1st PACT intervention arm.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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PACT Intervention

PACT Intervention is a group based session delivered by Peer supporters and adult coaches on PACT module. There will be 10 sessions, one per week for 90 to 120 minutes each.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have not participated in previous Right to Play activities
* Voluntarily agree to participate in this program in 2022-23
* More than 30 students in grades 6 enrolled
* A safe playing area (either indoors or outdoors)
* Only Boy or Only girl school
* Sindh Literacy and Education Department direct administration
* Children of grade 6 age 12-15 years
* Children who give assent to participate
* Parents who give consent to participate their children