Enhancing School-Based Violence Prevention

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Aggressive Childhood Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT04087772
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two versions of Mental Health Enhanced Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in reducing aggression in middle school students.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-12
• Study Start: 2019-09-13
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4840

Inclusion Criteria

• for student participants: in 6th and 7th grades in a study school at study entry
• for teacher participants: teacher at a study school

Exclusion Criteria

• .for student participants: intellectual disabilities, very limited reading abilities, or in foster care

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean change from baseline in teacher report on students' aggression as measured by the Teacher Report of Aggression	Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May)	The Teacher Report of Aggression is a teacher-report survey completed by teachers assessing a student's tendency to be aggressive. Scores range from 1 (Never) to 5 (All of the time)
Mean change from baseline in student aggression as measured by the number of Office Discipline Referrals per month	From first day of school in year 1 to last day of school in year 2	Office Discipline Referrals are official school records recorded for each behavioral infraction warranting referral to the school office. Office Discipline Referrals for aggressive behavior (i.e. bullying, fighting, making threats) will be counted. The minimum score is 0 an there is no maximum score.
Mean change from baseline in student report on aggression as measured by the Reactive and Proactive Aggression Survey	Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May)	The Reactive and Proactive Aggression Survey is a self-report instrument assessing how often the respondent has behaved aggressively towards other children over the past three months. Scores range from 0 (Never) to 5 (All of the time)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in student report on discrimination from peers as measured by the Adolescent Discrimination Index - Peer Discrimination Distress Subscale	Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May)	The Adolescent Discrimination Index is a self-report survey assessing the respondent's own experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination. The Peer subscale assesses discrimination from peers. The respondent indicates whether they have experienced discrimination, either Yes or No. If the respondent selects Yes, they rate how upsetting the experience was with scores ranging from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (Extremely)
Change from baseline in student report on discrimination from teachers as measured by the Adolescent Discrimination Index - Educational Discrimination Distress Subscale	Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May)	The Adolescent Discrimination Index is a self-report survey assessing the respondent's own experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination. The Education subscale assesses discrimination from school teachers.The respondent indicates whether they have experienced discrimination, either Yes or No. If the respondent selects Yes, they rate how upsetting the experience was with scores ranging from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (Extremely)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Name and state withheld to protect anonyminty of study site; 🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina, United States