Identifying Barriers to Implementing Sensory Strategies in the Classroom Setting

Identifying Barriers to Implementing Sensory Strategies in the Classroom Setting: a Teacher's Perspective

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine barriers to implementing sensory strategies in the classroom setting as well as potential supports needed in teachers and paraprofessionals 18 years and older who are actively working in the classroom setting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. What are common themes that limit classroom staff from implementing sensory strategies within the classroom setting?
2. What support do classroom staff need from an occupational therapist to feel confident in implementing sensory strategies within their classroom?

Participants will be asked to participate in a 17-item electronic survey via Google Forms. They will be asked to provide informed consent prior to participating.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Sensory Disorder

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 365

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Allison Niemiec; Phone Number: 413-388-8844; Email: aflowers@baypath.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Kelli Cabrera; Email: kecabrera@baypath.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Teachers and paraprofessionals who are 18 years and older and are actively working in the classroom setting

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Active teacher or paraprofessional working in the classroom

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years old
• Teachers or paraprofessionals no longer actively working in the classroom setting

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Barriers to implementing sensory strategies in the classroom setting	Survey will be dispersed via email and Facebook groups. Survey will be on google docs.	13 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bay Path University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): September 6, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 6, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 31, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): September 4, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 4, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 31, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: sensory processing; classroom setting; sensory strategies or sensory treatment; maladaptive behaviors or challenging behaviors
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Sensation Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: BPU

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
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No