The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Abstract Background There is a need to build the evidence base of early interventions to promote children’s health and development in the UK. Chance UK is a voluntary sector organisation based in London that delivers a 12-month mentoring programme for primary school children identified by teachers a...
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| author | Laura Whybra Georgina Warner Gretchen Bjornstad Tim Hobbs Lucy Brook Zoe Wrigley Vashti Berry Obioha C. Ukoumunne Justin Matthews Rod Taylor Tim Eames Angeliki Kallitsoglou Sarah Blower Nick Axford |
| author_facet | Laura Whybra Georgina Warner Gretchen Bjornstad Tim Hobbs Lucy Brook Zoe Wrigley Vashti Berry Obioha C. Ukoumunne Justin Matthews Rod Taylor Tim Eames Angeliki Kallitsoglou Sarah Blower Nick Axford |
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| description | Abstract Background There is a need to build the evidence base of early interventions to promote children’s health and development in the UK. Chance UK is a voluntary sector organisation based in London that delivers a 12-month mentoring programme for primary school children identified by teachers and parents as having behavioural and emotional difficulties. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the programme in terms of children’s behaviour and emotional well-being; this is the primary outcome of the trial. Methods/Design A randomised controlled trial will be conducted in which participants are randomly allocated on a dynamic basis to one of two possible arms: the intervention arm (n = 123) will be offered the mentoring programme, and the control arm (n = 123) will be offered services as usual. Outcome data will be collected at three points: pre-intervention (baseline), mid-way through the mentoring year (c.9 months after randomisation) and post- mentoring programme (c.16 months after randomisation). Discussion This study will further enhance the evidence for early intervention mentoring programmes for child behaviour and emotional well-being in the UK. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN47154925. Retrospectively registered 9 September 2014. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19b67a102aee454aa3571dacbe047aed2022-12-22T02:09:03ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832018-03-016111410.1186/s40359-018-0220-9The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trialLaura Whybra0Georgina Warner1Gretchen Bjornstad2Tim Hobbs3Lucy Brook4Zoe Wrigley5Vashti Berry6Obioha C. Ukoumunne7Justin Matthews8Rod Taylor9Tim Eames10Angeliki Kallitsoglou11Sarah Blower12Nick Axford13Dartington Service Design LabAutisticaPeninsula Cerebra Research Unit (PenCRU), University of Exeter Medical SchoolDartington Service Design LabDepression and Anxiety ServiceSchool of Social Sciences, Cardiff UniversityNIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), University of ExeterNIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), University of ExeterNIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), University of ExeterUniversity of Exeter Medical School, University of ExeterExeter Clinical Trials Support Network, Royal Devon & Exeter Foundation NHS TrustSchool of Education, University of RoehamptonDepartment of Health Sciences, University of YorkNIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, ITTC, Plymouth Science ParkAbstract Background There is a need to build the evidence base of early interventions to promote children’s health and development in the UK. Chance UK is a voluntary sector organisation based in London that delivers a 12-month mentoring programme for primary school children identified by teachers and parents as having behavioural and emotional difficulties. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the programme in terms of children’s behaviour and emotional well-being; this is the primary outcome of the trial. Methods/Design A randomised controlled trial will be conducted in which participants are randomly allocated on a dynamic basis to one of two possible arms: the intervention arm (n = 123) will be offered the mentoring programme, and the control arm (n = 123) will be offered services as usual. Outcome data will be collected at three points: pre-intervention (baseline), mid-way through the mentoring year (c.9 months after randomisation) and post- mentoring programme (c.16 months after randomisation). Discussion This study will further enhance the evidence for early intervention mentoring programmes for child behaviour and emotional well-being in the UK. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN47154925. Retrospectively registered 9 September 2014.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-018-0220-9MentoringBehavioural and emotional problemsRandomised controlled trialChildrenEarly intervention |
| spellingShingle | Laura Whybra Georgina Warner Gretchen Bjornstad Tim Hobbs Lucy Brook Zoe Wrigley Vashti Berry Obioha C. Ukoumunne Justin Matthews Rod Taylor Tim Eames Angeliki Kallitsoglou Sarah Blower Nick Axford The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial BMC Psychology Mentoring Behavioural and emotional problems Randomised controlled trial Children Early intervention |
| title | The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| title_full | The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| title_short | The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| title_sort | effectiveness of chance uk s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
| topic | Mentoring Behavioural and emotional problems Randomised controlled trial Children Early intervention |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-018-0220-9 |
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