Feasibility study of teacher delivered behavioral health services in rural primary schools.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011471
- Lead Sponsor
- Darjeeling Ladenla Road Prerna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion criteria for school eligibility:
1. Does not receive government aid
2. At least 4 full-time classroom teachers on staff
3. Annual Fees (inclusive of monthly tuition, yearly enrollment fees, and other compulsory payments of 11,500 INR or less.
4. Located within the Mirik, Kurseong, or Darjeeling Sadar sub-divisions of the Darjeeling District and outside the major (statutory) towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Mirik.
5. At least 50 children enrolled in the primary grade levels (class I-IV).
Inclusion criteria for classroom teachers eligibility:
1. 1 or more years of experience in the enrolled school
2. Primary teaching responsibility for a single academic class (for a minimum of 2 hours per day and minimum of 4 days per week)
3. Be 18 years or older
4. Has not been convicted and is not under investigation for any child-related misconduct or maltreatment.
Inclusion criteria for student eligibility:
1. Placement in the primary classroom of a teacher that is enrolled in the study.
Exclusion criteria for schools:
1. Government aided
2. Less than 4 full-time classroom teachers on staff
3. Annual fees more than 11,500 INR
4. Located within the major (statutory) towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Mirik.
5. Less than 50 children enrolled in the primary grade levels.
Exclusion criteria for classroom teachers:
1. Less than one full year of experience in the enrolled school.
2. Does not have primary teaching responsibility for a single academic class or spends less than 2 hours per day and less than 4 days per week with a single academic class.
3. Younger than 18 years old
4. Has been convicted or is under investigation for any child-related misconduct or maltreatment.
Exclusion criteria for student eligibility:
1. Placement in the primary classroom of a teacher that is not enrolled in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a school-based, teacher-led program to selectively provide mental health care to individual children in need.Timepoint: Baseline assessment: March 1, 2018 <br/ ><br>Mid-point assessment: August 1, 2018 <br/ ><br>End-point assessment: Dec 1, 2018
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Teachers ability to identify students in needTimepoint: At 3 months