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Evaluating a school-based programme to prevent offending behaviour among young people

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Offending behaviours including hate, knife, drug and alcohol-related crime
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN23403781
Lead Sponsor
Youth Endowment Fund
Brief Summary

2022 Funder report results in https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DARE25-YEF-Efficacy-RCT-Sep-22-1.pdf (added 15/03/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3881
Inclusion Criteria

The intervention is aimed at Year 6 pupils and is intended to be delivered in class. In recruited schools it is expected that the entire Year 6 cohort participates, with the exception of pupils withdrawn by their parents or carers. As such, there was no screening of individual participants.

Exclusion Criteria

Not in Year 6 during the 2020/21 school year

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prosocial behaviour measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline and 3-8 months later
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prosocial behaviour measured using the Problem Behaviour Frequency Scale (PBFS) at baseline and 3-8 months later
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