Evaluation of Play and Care Together (PACT) Implementation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Resilience; Peer Problem; Psychosocial Wellbeing
• Interventions: Behavioral: PACT Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT05590975
• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-21
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-30
• Study Completion: 2023-03-30
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 212

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

Exclusion Criteria

• Schools who does not give consent to participate
• Children who do not give assent
• Parents who do not give consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Peer Supporter and Adult coach intervention	PACT Intervention	Intervention group will receive PACT module through peer supporters and adult coaches
Adult coach intervention	PACT Intervention	Intervention group will receive PACT module through adult coaches only

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Resilience	Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)	Tool: Resilience Scale 14: This is a 14-item scale in which point values are assigned to responses: strongly disagree=1-4; strongly agree= 5-7.; Validated scale in Pakistan Higher scores indicate higher levels of characteristics associated with resilience.; Its individual resilience scale.
Change in social and emotional life skills	Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)	Multidimensional Scale of Life Skills in Late Childhood: This is a 19 items scale use to assess the different life skills among children. Point values are assigned to responses; Never=1; Rarely= 2; Sometimes= 3; Very often= 4; Always= 5.; Lower score indicate no skills while higher score indicate good skills.
Change in Peer social behaviour	Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)	Tool: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: Sub scales (Peer Problem Scale, Prosocial Scale) Score: 0-10 for each subscale Cutoff: Minimum score is positive change while maximum score is negative change.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aga Khan University; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan