Refreshing Recess: Staff and Student Feedback Outcome Study (EMCRR) ((EMCRR))

May 26, 2017 updated by: Susan Bazyk, Cleveland State University

The Refreshing Recess Program for Promoting Student Participation and Enjoyment: An Outcome Study

A mixed methods design was used to explore the outcomes of a 6-week, occupational therapy-led Refreshing Recess program designed to build capacity of recess supervisors to create a positive recess experience so that all students can successfully participate in and enjoy active play and socialization with peers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

A mixed methods design was used to explore the outcomes of a 6-week, occupational therapy-led Refreshing Recess program designed to build capacity of recess supervisors to create a positive mealtime environment so that all students can successfully participate in and enjoy recess and socialization with peers. Occupational therapy practitioners provide weekly information and coaching to recess supervisors and embed weekly activities into the recess experience (e.g. team building games, strategies for including students with disabilities, etc.).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

485

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all kindergarten through 4th grade students in school where the Refreshing Recess program was offered based on principal approval
  • all recess supervisors who supervised recess during program implementation

Exclusion Criteria:

- students who did not receive the school-sponsored Refreshing Recess program

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: 6 week Refreshing Recess program
Education and coaching for recess supervisors to learn about how to promote positive social interaction and active play with all students during recess. Provision of play activities for students during recess that foster active play, teamwork, and inclusion of students with disabilities and/or social challenges.
6-week program integrated into recess in order to build capacity of recess supervisors to foster active play and socialization so that all students enjoy recess and socialization with peers.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in students' participation and enjoyment of recess play and socialization
Time Frame: pretest prior to the program implementation (10 minutes) and posttest 6 weeks later after program implementation (10 minutes)
Visual analogue survey
pretest prior to the program implementation (10 minutes) and posttest 6 weeks later after program implementation (10 minutes)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in recess supervisors knowledge, beliefs, and actions related to supervising recess
Time Frame: pre-survey prior to program implementation (10 min.) and post-survey following the 6 week program (10 min.)
Likert scale survey
pre-survey prior to program implementation (10 min.) and post-survey following the 6 week program (10 min.)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Susan Bazyk, Cleveland State University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 29788-BAZ-HS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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