Educational Support Interventions for Children in Care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Learning Problems
• Interventions: Behavioral: School intervention; Behavioral: Parents as Tutors

• Registration Number: NCT02217072
• Lead Sponsor: VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

Brief Summary

A Randomized controlled study of two different educational support interventions developed for children in foster care (age 6-13).

Detailed Description

A Randomized controlled study of two different educational support interventions developed for children in foster care (age 6-13). One intervention is school-based and involves a team of professionals at the child's school, and the other is a home-based tutoring intervention provided by the foster parents. The participants in the study are assigned to three groups (the two intervention groups and control group). Based on power calculation we aim to recruit approximately 180-200 foster children, their foster parents and public schools to participate in the study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-28
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-13
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

• age 6-13
• fostercare placement
• placement in a participating municipality

Exclusion Criteria

• persuasive developmental disorders
• special education students

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
school intervention	School intervention	Educational support intervention
Parents as Tutors	Parents as Tutors	Educational support intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Academic performance	17 months after intervention start	Reading test and mathematical test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive functions	17 months after intervention start	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV and Contingency Naming Test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark