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Coaching for Mental Health Support in Schools

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Led By Ricardo Eiraldi, PhD

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 5 years

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test whether the Team-initiated Problem Solving approach can help improve school climate and also address students' mental health needs.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Philadelphia schools using PBIS, their staff involved in PBIS leadership or Tier 2 interventions, and students in grades 4-8 eligible for PBIS with certain emotional or behavioral difficulties. Schools not implementing PBIS at Tier 1, unrelated personnel, and students with intellectual disabilities or specific disorders are excluded.

What is being tested?

The study tests the effectiveness of school-based mental health supports by comparing two groups: one receives coaching support from CHOP Research Consultants while the other does not. The goal is to see if this improves school climate and student mental health.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational and behavioral interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, there may be indirect impacts on school climate or individual student behavior that will be monitored.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) from Baseline to Post Intervention

Change in the Engagement versus Disaffection with Learning from Baseline to Post Intervention.

Cost-effectiveness

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Sustainment 1: Coaches with CHOP SupportActive Control2 Interventions

In Year 1 of participation, schools in both arms will receive support for Tier 2 interventions provided by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) research consultants. In Year 2, schools in Sustainment 1 will receive reduced support for Tier 2 interventions provided by school district coaches. The coaches will in turn receive diminished support from research consultants. In Year 3, schools in both conditions will implement Tier 2 interventions with support from school district coaches; coaches will not receive direct assistance from research consultants.

Group II: Sustainment 2: Coaches without CHOP SupportActive Control1 Intervention

In Year 1 of participation, schools in both arms will receive support for Tier 2 interventions provided by CHOP research consultants. In Years 2 and 3, schools in Sustainment 2 will receive support from school district coaches but coaches will not receive help from research consultants.

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