Study of the Families Moving Forward Website Behavioral Intervention for Teachers of Students With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Interventions: Behavioral: Families Moving Forward (FMF) Teacher adapted training

Registration Number: NCT05986565

Lead Sponsor: University of Rochester

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to find out if the FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is acceptable and usable by teachers. The FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is a website for teachers adapted from the Families Moving Forward (FMF) Program. The FMF Program is an evidence-based intervention for caregivers of children with FASD. The study will determine if the a web page intervention is feasible and acceptable by looking at enrollment and retention of study subjects and acceptability of assessments.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

Be an educational professional currently actively employed in a school setting in the United States
Be above the age of 18 years old
Have direct, consistent contact with a student with a diagnosed fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) or confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) between the ages of 5-12, (i.e. grades K to 5) in a special or general education classroom
Have reliable access to the Internet
Be able to consent for themselves

Exclusion Criteria

They are unable to read English
They do not have direct, consistent contact with a student with a diagnosed FASD between ages 5-12 (e.g., substitute teacher, principal)

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Website treatment	Families Moving Forward (FMF) Teacher adapted training	This arm will receive access to the FMF teacher adapted website.
delayed treatment control	Families Moving Forward (FMF) Teacher adapted training	This arm will get the same intervention as the experimental arm delayed by 6 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Teaching Efficacy Means From Baseline to 6 Weeks	baseline to 6 weeks	Teaching efficacy will be measured by the Teaching Efficacy subscale of the Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale. This subscale has 5 items and ranges from 5-30, with higher scores indicating higher perceived teaching efficacy.
Mean Difference in Sensory Seeking Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Sensory seeking attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of sensory seeking attributions.
Mean Difference in Sensory Avoiding Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Sensory avoiding attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of sensory avoiding attributions.
Mean Difference in Task - Willful Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Task - willful attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 3 items and scores range from 3-18, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of task - willful attributions.
Mean Difference in Task - Ability Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Task - ability attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of task - ability attributions.
Mean Difference in Disruptive Behavior Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Disruptive behavior attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of disruptive behavior attributions.
Mean Subjective Quality of Website (Website Group Only)	6 weeks	Subjective quality will be measured using the Subjective Quality subscale of the Mobile Application Rating Scale - user version. This subscale has 4 items in total. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 to 6 and the total score represents a mean across items, with higher scores indicating higher subjective quality.
Mean Difference in Emotional Support Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Emotional support seeking attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 4 items and scores range from 4-24, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of emotional support seeking attributions.
Mean Perceived Impact of Website (Website Group Only)	6 weeks	Perceived impact will be measured using the Perceived Impact subscale of the Mobile Application Rating Scale - user version. This subscale has 5 items in total. Items are rated on a scale from 1 to 6. Total scores represent a mean rating across items, with higher scores indicating higher perceived impact.
Mean Difference in Dysregulated Behavior Attributions at 6 Weeks	6 weeks	Dysregulated behavior attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 3 items and scores range from 3-18, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of dysregulated behavior attributions.
Mean Overall Quality of Website (Website Group Only)	6 weeks	Overall quality will be measured using the Mobile Application Rating Scale - user version. Overall quality is a sum of the Engagement, Functionality, Aesthetics, and Information subscales. Each subscale represents a mean of items and ranges from 1 to 6. The overall total quality score is a sum of these scales and ranges from 4 to 24, with higher scores indicating higher overall quality.
Change in Mean Knowledge About FASD From Baseline to 6 Weeks	baseline to 6 weeks	Teacher FASD knowledge will be measured using the "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Knowledge" survey. The survey scores range from 0-33 with higher scores indicating more knowledge about FASD.
Change in Personal Efficacy Mean From Baseline to 6 Weeks	baseline to 6 weeks	Personal efficacy will be measured by the Personal Efficacy subscale of the Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale. This subscale has 5 items and ranges from 5-30, with higher scores indicating higher perceived personal efficacy.