Evaluation of Play and Care Together (PACT) Implementation

NCT05590975 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022-7690-22673
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 212
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of PACT intervention in improving resilience, life skills, and psychosocial skills among children and peer supporters. The evaluation will be carried out in the Public Schools of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Conditions

Resilience; Psychosocial Wellbeing; Peer Problem

Keywords

Resilience among children; Life skills; Peer social behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Resilience

  Tool: Child and Youth Resilience Measure 28: It is a 28 items scale. Point values are assigned to responses; Not at all=1; A little= 2; Somewhat= 3; Quite a bit= 4; A lot= 5. Sum of all items= Higher scores indicate higher levels of characteristics associated with resilience. Cutoff: Scores below 65 indicate low resilience; between 65 and 81 show moderate resilience; above 81 will be interpreted as high levels of resilience 3 subscales: Individual, relationships with primary care-givers, and contextual factors that facilitate a sense of belonging

  Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

• Change in Resilience

  Tool: Resilience Scale 14: This is a 14-item scale in which point values are assigned to responses: strongly disagree=1-4; strongly agree= 5-7. Validated scale in Pakistan Higher scores indicate higher levels of characteristics associated with resilience. Its individual resilience scale.

  Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

• Change in social and emotional life skills

  Multidimensional Scale of Life Skills in Late Childhood: This is a 19 items scale use to assess the different life skills among children. Point values are assigned to responses; Never=1; Rarely= 2; Sometimes= 3; Very often= 4; Always= 5. Lower score indicate no skills while higher score indicate good skills.

  Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

• Change in Peer social behaviour

  Tool: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: Sub scales (Peer Problem Scale, Prosocial Scale) Score: 0-10 for each subscale Cutoff: Minimum score is positive change while maximum score is negative change.

  Baseline ( at the time of enrolment), midline (after 5 weeks) and Endline (within two weeks of intervention)

Study Arms (3)

Peer Supporter and Adult coach intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group will receive PACT module through peer supporters and adult coaches

Behavioral: PACT Intervention

Adult coach intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group will receive PACT module through adult coaches only

Behavioral: PACT Intervention

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group will receive PACT intervention after the completion of intervention and evaluation with 1st PACT intervention arm.

Interventions

PACT Intervention BEHAVIORAL

PACT Intervention is a group based session delivered by Peer supporters and adult coaches on PACT module. There will be 10 sessions, one per week for 90 to 120 minutes each.

Adult coach intervention; Peer Supporter and Adult coach intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 17 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Grade 6 children Grade 7 and 8 Peer supporters
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Have not participated in previous Right to Play activities
• Voluntarily agree to participate in this program in 2022-23
• More than 30 students in grades 6 enrolled
• A safe playing area (either indoors or outdoors)
• Only Boy or Only girl school
• Sindh Literacy and Education Department direct administration
• Children of grade 6 age 12-15 years
• Children who give assent to participate
• Parents who give consent to participate their children

You may not qualify if:

• Schools who does not give consent to participate
• Children who do not give assent
• Parents who do not give consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aga Khan University: lead
• Right to Play: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Aga Khan University

Karachi, Sindh, 75950, Pakistan

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor & Dean

Model Details: The assessment will be carried out parallel in the intervention and the control arm.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2022
• First Posted: October 21, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2023
• Study Completion: March 30, 2023
• Last Updated: July 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

PA (1)