Recruiting

Observational StudyStudents With Involved Families and Teachers

Sponsor:

Oregon Social Learning Center

Code:

NCT05890456

Conditions

Emotional Regulation

Adolescent Behavior

Parenting

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 10 - 16

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Students with Involved Families and Teacher Program

Services As Usual

Study Details

Brief summary:

PURPOSE: In the proposed project, the investigators seek to examine whether the SWIFT Program might be efficacious to improve students' prosocial skills and emotion and behavior regulation and improve home-school communication and the use of positive parenting practices for families. The investigators will also test whether the SWIFT program might be efficacious to improve students' longer-term school adjustment and parents' involvement in school.

SETTING: Study activities will take place in ten school districts in Lane County, OR. The districts have approximately 10,000 middle school students (Grades 6-8), and approximately 60% of students are eligible for free and reduced price lunch. Some participating districts participated in the IES-funded Goal 2 study to develop the SWIFT Program.

POPULATION: 320 students in Grades 6-8 who are receiving special education services for emotional or behavioral disorders, and transitioning or at risk of transitioning between school settings and placements will be recruited. Parents and content area teachers of all participating students will be recruited to complete assessment measures. It is expected that up to 15% of the children in the study will be of Latino ethnicity and approximately 60% will be European-American and 10-20% will be of other or multiple ethnicities.

INTERVENTION: The SWIFT Program is a 9-12 month intervention that includes four components: (a) behavioral progress monitoring, (b) case management of the intervention elements and coordination with the school, (c) parent support to promote parent engagement/collaboration with the school and study routines in the home, and (d) behavioral skills coaching for students.

SERVICES AS USUAL (SAU) CONTROL CONDITION: The SAU students and families will continue to receive any services that they were receiving prior to their entry into the study (as will the SWIFT students and families). These may include school-based interventions and supports and related services as required in the student's IEP.

Conditions

Emotional Regulation

Adolescent Behavior

Parenting

Study ID

NCT05890456

Start date

Dec 22, 2021

Status verified date

May, 2023

Completion date

Jun 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 10 - 16

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Students in grades 5 through 8
In school districts in the the Lane Education Service District
Eligible for or at risk of eligibility for special education services for emotional or behavior disorders
Transitioning or at risk of transitioning between school settings or placements
English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

Students receiving intensive family and school support services from local community mental health agencies
Students with a hearing or vision impairment that would limit participation in the program components or the assessment protocol.

Study Design

Enrollment

320 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Treatment Arm

The SWIFT Program is a 9-12 month intervention that includes four components: (a) behavioral progress monitoring, (b) clinical supervision of the intervention elements and coordination with the school, (c) parent support to promote parent engagement/collaboration with the school and study routines in the home, and (d) behavioral skills coaching for students. SWIFT students will continue to receive any school-based services that were receiving prior to entering the study.

active comparator: Services As Usual Control

The SAU students and families will continue to receive any services that they were receiving prior to their entry into the study. These may include school-based interventions and supports and related services as required in the student's Individualized Education Program.

Interventions

Students with Involved Families and Teacher Program

Services As Usual

Primary outcome measure

Mean Changes in Youth Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes from Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline ]
Mean Changes in Youth Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes from Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline ]
Mean Changes in Youth Academic Outcomes from Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline ]
Mean Changes in Youth Academic Outcomes from Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline ]
Mean Changes in Parenting Outcomes from Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 Months Post-Baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Abby Murphy

541-485-2711 abbym@oslc.org

Courtenay Padgett

541-485-2711 courtp@oslc.org

Locations

Oregon Social Learning Center

Recruiting

Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97401

Contacts

Ted Donahue

541-485-2711 tedd@oslc.org

Julie Stubbs

541-485-2711 julies@oslc.org

Principal Investigator:

Rohanna Buchanan, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Oregon Social Learning Center

Last update posted

Jun 6, 2023

Last verified

May, 2023

Keywords

Positive Parenting
Behavior Regulation
Academic Success

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Oregon Social Learning Center on 2023-06-06.