School-based Paraeducator Education for Engagement at Recess (SPEER)

University of Washington

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Treatments: Other: TEAM; Behavioral: Remaking Recess

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06559267

R324A240031 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

STUDY00020326

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the proposed three-site study is to test whether an educator-level implementation strategy, coaching, with or without a school-level implementation strategy, school-based teams, will maximize paraeducators' use (fidelity and sustainment) of an evidence-based social engagement intervention, Remaking Recess (RR). RR aims to improve peer related social skills for autistic students and their non-autistic peers who are socially isolated or peripheral and need support during recess.

Enrollment: 350 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students: Elementary aged students in K-5th grade who are autistic or have a neurodevelopmental disorder (Age 5-12)
• Educators: Paraeducators, teachers, or other school personnel that work with K-5th grade students in a public school in the United States (Age 18+)

Exclusion criteria

• Students or educators that have previously participated in Remaking Recess studies will not be eligible to enroll in this study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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350 participants in 2 patient groups

Remaking Recess

Active Comparator group

Description:

Remaking Recess is a school-based social engagement intervention designed to enhance elementary school contextual factors to better support peer engagement during recess. Remaking Recess is delivered to educators through direct training and in vivo coaching by a certified Remaking Recess Coach.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Remaking Recess

TEAM

Experimental group

Description:

Schools that are randomized to the TEAM condition will receive an additional implementation support intervention. TEAM will leverage existing human resources in the school to specifically focus on developing an implementation blueprint to foster a supportive implementation context for paraeducators to use Remaking Recess.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Remaking Recess

Other: TEAM