Supporting Teachers And childRen in Schools (STARS) trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child psychopathology; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84130388
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Exeter (UK)

Brief Summary

2012 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22935476 2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884803 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30017006

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-05-15
• Study Completion: 2017-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 4 December 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1760

Inclusion Criteria

1. Teachers, parents and children in primary, state run, mainstream schools in Devon, Torbay or Plymouth with at least one single year group class of 15 or more pupils in Reception or Years 1-4. This will provide a sample of children aged 4-9 years at recruitment.
2. The nominated teacher must have classroom responsibility for a single year group class for a minimum of four days per week

Exclusion Criteria

1. Schools that have only mixed year group classes
2. All classes have fewer than 15 children
3. Are under 'special measures', are privately funded or are without a substantive head teacher
4. Teachers on contracts of less than three years
5. Children with so little use of spoken English that they are unable to complete the measures, even with support
6. Children whose parent(s) do not have a sufficient use of English to enable them to give consent for their child to participate or answer questionnaires, even with assistance

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - teacher and parent rated at baseline, 8 months, 18 months and 30 months