Interactive Program for Effective Playground Supervision

NCT01094236 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SBIR40-2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,316
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the Playground supervision clinical trial is to see if playground management skills are improved, after implementing the school-wide behavior management program.

Conditions

Behavior

Keywords

behavior management; academic performance; playground supervision; harm reduction; Behavioral Research

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improved playground management skills for treatment schools

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Supervisors: Improved knowledge, attitude, intentions and efficacy in implementing effective playground management.

  6 months

• Administrators: increased knowledge and attitudes about playground safety when compared to control schools.

  6 months

• Students: Increased perception of playground safety compared to control schools

  6 months

Study Arms (6)

Supervisor Treatment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Supervisors watched the CD intervention

Behavioral: On the Playground behavior management program

Administrators - Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

School administrators got access to the intervention binder with CD's, workbook and worksheets

Behavioral: On the Playground behavior management program

Students

EXPERIMENTAL

3rd grade students at participating study schools

Behavioral: On the Playground behavior management program

Supervisor Control Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Supervisors watched a video on playground equipment safety

Behavioral: On the Playground behavior management program

Administrators - Control

EXPERIMENTAL

Administrators did not have access to any treatment materials.

Behavioral: On the Playground behavior management program

School Staff

EXPERIMENTAL

School staff surveyed at staff meetings

Behavioral: On the Playground behavior management program

Interventions

On the Playground behavior management program BEHAVIORAL

Treatment school playground supervisors were show the CD intervention. Control school playground supervisors were given a video on playground equipment safety. All school staff subjects were assessed before the intervention and 75 days following the supervisor intervention. Students were assessed before the intervention, and then 45 days and 75 days following the supervisor intervention. School Administrators were assessed before the intervention, and then 30 and 60 days after the supervisor intervention - school administrators at treatment schools had access to a treatment binder with CDs and worksheets, while the control school administrators did not.

Also known as: A Guide to Playground Management

Administrators - Control; Administrators - Treatment; School Staff; Students; Supervisor Control Group; Supervisor Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• school staff in elementary schools (grades K-5)
• must be in the included school district for Las Vegas, NV.

You may not qualify if:

• schools outside of the Las Vegas school district
• middle schools
• junior high schools
• high schools

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.: lead

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Center for Applied Science

Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Harm Reduction

Study Officials

• Lynne H Grilley Swartz, MPH, CHES

  Oregon Center for Applied Science

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2010
• First Posted: March 26, 2010
• Study Start: August 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2006
• Study Completion: January 1, 2006
• Last Updated: March 26, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-03

Locations

US (1)