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2024-10-26 @ 3:41 PM
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2024-10-26 @ 3:41 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06619639
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-09-17
Brief Title:
Feasibility of a Social-emotional Learning Curriculum in an After-school Program for Youth
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
Cluster Randomized Trial of a Novel Social-emotional Learning Curriculum in an After-school Program for Youth 11-14 Years
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this cluster randomized trial is to
1 primary purpose to determine the feasibility of a novel social-emotional learning curriculum when implemented in the beyond 330 after school program 2a secondary purpose to determine whether the novel social-emotional learning curriculum has positive effects youth social emotional learning skills 2b secondary purpose to determine whether the novel social-emotional learning curriculum has positive effects on youth resilience and overall functioning
Participants
1 Beyond 330 facilitators
2 Youth aged 11-14 who participate in the beyond 330 program
3 Parents of youth who participate in the beyond 330 program
The main questions this study aims to answer are
Primary Objectives
1 Is the novel social-emotional curriculum feasible within the beyond 330 after school program
2 Is the novel social-emotional curriculum acceptable within the beyond 330 after school program
3 Is the novel social-emotional curriculum appropriate within the beyond 330 after school program
Secondary Objectives Social-emotional learning skills 1 Have youth social-emotional learning skills improved as a result of participating in the novel social-emotional learning curriculum
Secondary Objectives Resilience and overall functioning
1 Have youth resilience abilities and overall functioning improved as a result of participating in the novel social-emotional learning program
Comparator
Primary objective Feasibility - There is no comparison group for the feasibility objectives
Secondary objective Social-emotional learning skills
The investigators will compare the intervention arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum with the usual programming control arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the usual beyond 330 program
Secondary objective Resilience and overall functioning
- The investigators will compare the intervention arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum with the usual programming control arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the usual beyond 330 program
Measures
Primary Objective Feasibility
After school program staff participants in the intervention arm will be asked to complete
- 3 feasibility measures feasibility acceptability appropriateness of intervention every 4-weeks after each social-emotional module they complete teaching
- weekly fidelity checklists to assess feasibility
Youth participants in the intervention arm will be asked to complete
- the intervention appropriateness measure during the post-curriculum data collection time point
Secondary Objective Social-emotional learning skills
After school program staff participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete the following measure pre- and post-curriculum implementation
- social-emotional learning skills measure for each youth aged 11-14 years in their class
Youth participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete the following measure pre- and post-curriculum implementation
- social-emotional learning skills measure Parents participants whose youth are in the intervention arm will be asked to participate in an interview
Secondary objective Resilience and overall functioning
After school program staff participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete the follow measures pre- and post-curriculum implementation
- overall functioning measure for each youth aged 11-14 years in their class
Youth participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete
resilience measure
1 primary purpose to determine the feasibility of a novel social-emotional learning curriculum when implemented in the beyond 330 after school program 2a secondary purpose to determine whether the novel social-emotional learning curriculum has positive effects youth social emotional learning skills 2b secondary purpose to determine whether the novel social-emotional learning curriculum has positive effects on youth resilience and overall functioning
Participants
1 Beyond 330 facilitators
2 Youth aged 11-14 who participate in the beyond 330 program
3 Parents of youth who participate in the beyond 330 program
The main questions this study aims to answer are
Primary Objectives
1 Is the novel social-emotional curriculum feasible within the beyond 330 after school program
2 Is the novel social-emotional curriculum acceptable within the beyond 330 after school program
3 Is the novel social-emotional curriculum appropriate within the beyond 330 after school program
Secondary Objectives Social-emotional learning skills 1 Have youth social-emotional learning skills improved as a result of participating in the novel social-emotional learning curriculum
Secondary Objectives Resilience and overall functioning
1 Have youth resilience abilities and overall functioning improved as a result of participating in the novel social-emotional learning program
Comparator
Primary objective Feasibility - There is no comparison group for the feasibility objectives
Secondary objective Social-emotional learning skills
The investigators will compare the intervention arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum with the usual programming control arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the usual beyond 330 program
Secondary objective Resilience and overall functioning
- The investigators will compare the intervention arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum with the usual programming control arm 10 sites within the beyond 330 program who will implement the usual beyond 330 program
Measures
Primary Objective Feasibility
After school program staff participants in the intervention arm will be asked to complete
- 3 feasibility measures feasibility acceptability appropriateness of intervention every 4-weeks after each social-emotional module they complete teaching
- weekly fidelity checklists to assess feasibility
Youth participants in the intervention arm will be asked to complete
- the intervention appropriateness measure during the post-curriculum data collection time point
Secondary Objective Social-emotional learning skills
After school program staff participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete the following measure pre- and post-curriculum implementation
- social-emotional learning skills measure for each youth aged 11-14 years in their class
Youth participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete the following measure pre- and post-curriculum implementation
- social-emotional learning skills measure Parents participants whose youth are in the intervention arm will be asked to participate in an interview
Secondary objective Resilience and overall functioning
After school program staff participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete the follow measures pre- and post-curriculum implementation
- overall functioning measure for each youth aged 11-14 years in their class
Youth participants in both intervention and usual programming arms will be asked to complete
resilience measure
Detailed Description:
The EMPOWER project is a community-academic partnership between 2 after school programs beyond 330 and Visions of Science and a mental health teaching hospital Centre for Addiction and Mental Health The main objective of this project is to bolster youth mental well-being by developing a novel social-emotional learning curriculum that after school programs can embed into their existing activities
The curriculum is designed to improve youths social emotional learning skills through the integration of short social-emotional learning lessons that are embedded into existing programming within an after school program The curriculum is based on the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learnings five core SEL competencies that include self-awareness self-management social awareness relationship skills and decision-making
The investigators have designed a pilot study to test the feasibility and efficacy of the EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum Beyond 330 has 20 sites that are housed in schools across socially and economically vulnerable locations We will randomize based on class size and sites who participated in a previous trial of a part of the curriculum 10 sites to be in the intervention and 10 sites to be in the usual programming control The intervention arm will implement the 16-week EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum while the usual programming control arm will implement regular beyond 330 programming
The curriculum is designed to improve youths social emotional learning skills through the integration of short social-emotional learning lessons that are embedded into existing programming within an after school program The curriculum is based on the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learnings five core SEL competencies that include self-awareness self-management social awareness relationship skills and decision-making
The investigators have designed a pilot study to test the feasibility and efficacy of the EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum Beyond 330 has 20 sites that are housed in schools across socially and economically vulnerable locations We will randomize based on class size and sites who participated in a previous trial of a part of the curriculum 10 sites to be in the intervention and 10 sites to be in the usual programming control The intervention arm will implement the 16-week EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum while the usual programming control arm will implement regular beyond 330 programming
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None