Organizational Skill Training (OST) in Schools

NCT02663986 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 14-02090
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this project is to address the need for an effective school-based intervention for elementary school-aged students with Organization, Time Management, and Planning (OTMP) deficits by adapting an evidence-supported clinic-based intervention so that it can be implemented in school settings. Investigators are learning to adapt an individual, clinic based program (OST-C) for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) to children with OTMP problems. Investigators will be collecting data . To this end, investigators will be collecting data on implementation (such as feasibility and acceptability), program development (what changes to the individual OST-C program were made based on findings during this study) and limited outcome data (repeated measures collection and pre- and post-treatment collection on a small sample, no control group).

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Keywords

Organization, Time Management, and Planning (OTMP)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Change in scoring on Children's Organizational Skills Scale

  10 Weeks

• Change in score on Organizational Skills Scale-Parent (COSS-P)

  10 Weeks

• Change in score on Children's Organizational Skills Scale- (COSS-C)

  10 Weeks

• Change in score on Organizational Skills Scale-Teacher (COSS-T) Versions COSS-P, COSS-C, and COSS-T

  be used to assess OTMP functioning at home and at school

  10 Weeks

• Change in Homework Problem Checklist (HPCL) Score

  The HPCL (Anesko, Schoiock, Ramirez, \& Levine, 1987) was designed to assess various aspects of homework performance. Parents are requested to rate each of 20 homework problems on a scale from 0 = never a problem to 3 = very often a problem

  10 Weeks

• Change in score on Academic Progress Report (APR)

  The APR (Abikoff et al, 2013) assesses proficiency in six academic subjects relative to standard expectations (1=Well below standard expected at this time of year; 3=At standard; 5=Well above standard). The sum of ratings across the six academic subjects is the unit of analysis. Reliability is acceptable (coefficient alpha = .84), and this measure is sensitive to OST treatment effects (Abikoff et al., 2013).

  10 Weeks

• Change in score on Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ)

  To assess satisfaction with treatment, and to serve as an index of treatment credibility, a consumer satisfaction questionnaire adapted from McMahon and Forehand (2003), will be completed by parents and teachers at post-treatment. Items (rated 1-7) tap overall satisfaction with treatment, perceived improvement of the child on the problems of concern to parent or teacher respectively, and evaluation of treatment providers.

  10 Weeks

• Measures of Feasibility

  Investigators will gather feasibility data based on completed activities during the study. They will record information about treatment training, number of groups run, number of students per group, scheduling challenges, number of meetings/contacts OST-S trainers had with teachers and parents, materials support, or any other items related to implementing the program will be recorded for the duration of the study.

  10 Weeks

Study Arms (1)

Organizational Skills Training (OST) Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

To improve children's organizational functioning, OST focuses on four key skills. * Tracking Assignments * Managing Materials * Time Management * Task Planning

Behavioral: Organizational Skills Training (OST) Intervention

Interventions

Organizational Skills Training (OST) Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Also known as: Organization, Time Management, and Planning (OTMP)

Organizational Skills Training (OST) Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children will be recruited based on their parents' interest level in having them participate in a program to improve their organizational skills.
• Investigators will not use specific cutoffs on normed measures for determining eligibility based on these difficulties, as the intention is to develop a program that can be easily disseminated.
• Availability to attend twice-weekly sessions with the OTMP trainer either during the school day (during a time when they would not be pulled from academic content) or during after-school hours.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with Mental Retardation will not participate in the study, due to the difficulty they would likely have understanding the content of the sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Interventions

dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide - protein glycotransferase; Methods; Organizations; Time Management

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Psychology, Industrial; Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration

Study Officials

• Howard B Abikoff, MD

  New York University Medical School

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2016
• First Posted: January 26, 2016
• Study Start: February 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: June 28, 2016
• Study Completion: June 28, 2016
• Last Updated: February 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)