Educational Support Interventions for Children in Care

August 13, 2014 updated by: VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Educational Support Interventions for Children in Care

A Randomized controlled study of two different educational support interventions developed for children in foster care (age 6-13).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A Randomized controlled study of two different educational support interventions developed for children in foster care (age 6-13). One intervention is school-based and involves a team of professionals at the child's school, and the other is a home-based tutoring intervention provided by the foster parents. The participants in the study are assigned to three groups (the two intervention groups and control group). Based on power calculation we aim to recruit approximately 180-200 foster children, their foster parents and public schools to participate in the study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

190

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 1052
        • Recruiting
        • SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research
        • Contact:
          • Helle Hansen
          • Phone Number: +45 33480927
          • Email: heh@sfi.dk
        • Contact:
          • Misja Eiberg
          • Phone Number: 33480819
          • Email: mei@sfi.dk
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Misja Eiberg, Ph.d. fellow

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 13 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 6-13
  • fostercare placement
  • placement in a participating municipality

Exclusion Criteria:

  • persuasive developmental disorders
  • special education students

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Parents as Tutors
Educational support intervention
Behavioral: Parents as Tutors
A home-based intervention, comprising a structured tutoring programme that allows foster parents to systematically support the foster child's school performance. Foster parents will attend an introductory tutor training seminar at which they will be introduced to relevant theory on learning and counselled on tutoring practice. The intervention itself is designed to provide approximately three hours per week of individual home-based tutoring for a period of 40 weeks.
Experimental: school intervention
Educational support intervention
Behavioral: School intervention
A school-based intervention that builds on the promising Swedish programme SkolFam, but is adapted to a Danish school context. The two main components of the programme are a) comprehensive assessment of the child, involving testing of the child's cognitive and academic abilities and difficulties as well as an evaluation of the child's behaviour, school-related social relations and well-being, and b) a systematic and individually targeted intervention plan, made in collaboration between a psychologist, the teachers, and a special educational teacher at the school (e.g., the reading counsellor).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Academic performance
Time Frame: 17 months after intervention start
Reading test and mathematical test
17 months after intervention start

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cognitive functions
Time Frame: 17 months after intervention start
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV and Contingency Naming Test
17 months after intervention start

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
well-being
Time Frame: 17 months after intervention start
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
17 months after intervention start

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

Collaborators

Ministry of Social Affairs

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Misja Eiberg, Ph.d. fellow, SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SFI 2691

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