Can a school-based Roots of Empathy programme help Y5 pupils improve their mental health, increase their empathy and their prosocial behaviour, before they move to secondary school?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Mental health, empathy and prosocial behaviour in Y5 pupils; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98490275
• Lead Sponsor: Sheffield Hallam University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 24 October 2022
• Study Completion: 2024-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4200

Inclusion Criteria

School level:
1. Primary school
2. In Yorkshire, Merseyside, the Midlands (East and West) and Greater London
3. 21% or more FSM/PP

Exclusion Criteria

School level:
1. Prior experience of the RoE programme
2. Private schools, special schools or PRU

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Mental health measured using the Me and My Feelings questionnaire (Deighton et al., 2012) at baseline and endline (10-11 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Mental health measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) (Goodman, 2001) at baseline and endline (10-11 months)<br> 2. Empathy measured using the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) (Joliffe et al., 2006) at baseline and endline (10-11 months)<br>