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Student BehaviorPhase 2BUS_2NCT02330835

Multimedia Program to Promote Positive Bus Behavior

A Phase 2 study testing In the Drivers Seat and School bus driver training videos in people with Student Behavior, run by Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This project evaluated a multimedia student behavior management program for school bus drivers and school administrators. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 5 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Student Behavior
What is being tested?
In the Drivers Seat and School bus driver training videos
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
710 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2007to Jul 2007
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 5 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Bus drivers and administrators will be 18 or older.
  • All subjects must be employed by elementary or middle schools.

Who cannot join

  • Excluded from the study will be bus drivers and administrators not in elementary schools
  • Staff who are not bus drivers or administrators for elementary or middle schools will also be excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Oregon Center for Applied Science

    Eugene, Oregon, 97401

Other trials in United States

About this study

This project evaluated a multimedia student behavior management program for school bus drivers and school administrators.

Read the detailed description

We developed a comprehensive multimedia training program for transportation departments. In the Driver's Seat: A Roadmap to Managing Student Behavior on the Bus guides transportation departments in creating and maintaining a safe, responsible, and positive environment on the bus through drivers' use of effective student behavior management techniques. The program teaches skills for the bus context based on the principles of positive behavior supports and the foundational work of Sprick and colleagues (Sprick, 1990; Sprick, Garrison, \& Howard, 2002; Sprick, Sprick, \& Garrison, 1992). In the Driver's Seat was designed as a stand-alone DVD-based training program for school bus drivers of elementary schools, using video examples presenting real driver and student interactions on the bus. A computer-based program for transportation supervisors supplemented the driver training materials and included information for supervisors about developing and maintaining department-wide transportation policies, as well as an overview of the bus driver training materials and instructions for their use.

The components of the In the Driver's Seat bus driver training program could be implemented by a transportation team without the need of an expert and could be used to train new personnel or review and refresh veteran personnel's skills. The DVD-based component was designed for use by a transportation supervisor or driver trainer in a group setting with drivers and augmented the material presented in the drivers' program.

Being tested
In the Drivers Seat, School bus driver training videos
Keywords
school, bus, school bus, driver, training, behavior, management, interactive, computer
Medical subject headings
Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • In the Drivers SeatBehavioural

    Also called A Roadmap To Managing Student Behavior On the Bus

    Multimedia student behavior management program for school bus drivers and school administrators

  • School bus driver training videosBehavioural

    Basic bus driving safety videos

Study groups in NCT02330835
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
In the Driver's SeatExperimentalTreatment materials. In the Driver's Seat: A Roadmap to Managing Student Behavior on the Bus is a comprehensive multimedia program that guides transportation departments in creating and maintaining a safe, responsible, and positive environment on the school bus through effective student behavior management. The program includes three components: 1) In the Driver's Seat: Transportation Supervisor Program for transportation department administrative staff, 2)In the Driver's Seat: Group Lessons DVD for Drivers. The DVD-based curriculum is designed to be facilitated by a transportation supervisor or driver trainer in groups and 3)In the Driver's Seat: Bus Driver Program. This CD-ROM-based program for bus drivers.
Receives: Behavioral: In the Drivers Seat
School bus driver training videosActive comparatorControl materials. Bus drivers in the control condition viewed two linear videos on study computers. In Session 1 of the intervention, Control drivers viewed School Bus Driving, Part 1, 2nd Edition, © 1991, AIMS Media, 23-minute linear video showing defensive driving techniques. In Session 2, Control drivers viewed Decide Smart, Arrive Safe, © 2005, Operation Lifesaver, Inc., a video about school bus safety at railroad crossings produced in conjunction with the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation services. Supervisors in the control condition received no materials until completing the study (waitlisted).
Receives: Behavioral: School bus driver training videos

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Attitudes and beliefs regarding bus climate

    The Attitudes and Beliefs regarding Bus Climate items consisted of a total of 27 questions that assessed drivers in the following areas: (1) relationships with students; (2) understanding how to respond to student behavior; (3) interactions with students; (4) drivers' perception of their own bus climate; (5) communication with other drivers; and (6) departmental support for behavior management. For each of the attitudes and beliefs items, drivers were asked how much they agreed, or disagreed, with key statements. For example: "Bus drivers treat students respectfully." The second attitudes/beliefs items assessed drivers' job satisfaction by asking for the driver's level of agreement with statements such as, "I feel like my job is important." Response options were the same for all attitudes/beliefs items: "1=Agree a lot, 5=disagree a lot."

    Measured: up to 60-day follow up

Secondary outcomes (5)

  1. Self-efficacy in managing misbehavior

    Drivers' self-efficacy was assessed by two sets of items. The first set of items assessed drivers' confidence in knowing best ways to deal with misbehaviors. These included 10 items that asked drivers to rate their level of confidence in knowing how to handle specific student misbehaviors such as inappropriate behavior or students physically hurting other students. The second set of items assessed drivers' confidence in using specific strategies. These were four items developed from the program content; e.g., "How confident are you that you could always restate the behavior rule every time a student argues with you?" Each of the self-efficacy items used a 5-point rating scale (1=very confident, 2=somewhat confident, 3=not sure, 4=doubtful, and 5=not at all confident).

    Measured: Session 1 (Day 1) posttest, Session 2 (Day 2) posttest, 30-day follow-up, 60-day follow-p

  2. Perceived student misbehaviors

    The student misbehaviors items assessed drivers' perception of frequency of student misbehavior occurrences. The items asked drivers to indicate how often student misbehaviors occurred, such as inappropriate language, students damaging or littering the bus, or students threatening or bullying other students. Responses were on a 5-point scale: "1=All of the time, 2=most of the time, 3=about half the time, 4=rarely, and 5=never."

    Measured: Session 1 (Day 1) posttest, Session 2 (Day 2) posttest, 30-day follow-up, 60-day follow-p

  3. Knowledge

    . Seven knowledge items were developed to test drivers on specific program content from the two main program modules: 1) techniques for creating a positive and safe environment on the bus (i.e., positive environment) and 2) effective strategies for correcting misbehaviors when they occur (i.e., correction strategies). Each item was presented as a multiple-choice question, with 1 correct response and 3 distractors. Each of the 7 items was coded "1" for correct and "0" for incorrect answers. A mean score was then calculated to create a scale.

    Measured: Session 1 (Day 1) posttest, Session 2 (Day 2) posttest, 30-day follow-up, 60-day follow-p

  4. Intention-behavior

    Items in the intention-behavior scale, adapted from the Parenting Scale by Arnold, O'Leary, Wolff, \& Acker (1993),were presented with text anchors on each continuum For example, at the left side of a row of circles a text response represented the more effective response to the student interaction (coded as "7"). At the right side of the row of circles a text response represented the least effective response to the student interaction (coded as "1"). The driver chose the circle corresponding to how he or she would respond. For example, for the statement, "When I correct a student for misbehavior," the response anchors presented were "I state the rule in my correction" (best response; 7 points) and "I say whatever needs to be said without thinking too much about the wording" (least effective response; 1 point). If the driver chose the second circle from the right, the response was coded as a "6." Item scores were summed and a mean score calculated.

    Measured: Session 1 (Day 1) posttest, Session 2 (Day 2) posttest, 30-day follow-up, 60-day follow-p

  5. Student referrals

    Bus drivers were asked to report the number of referrals they had written within the last 30 days.

    Measured: Session 1 (Day 1) posttest, Session 2 (Day 2) posttest, 30-day follow-up, 60-day follow-p

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jan 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007
  3. Primary completionMay 2007
  4. Study completionJul 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
710 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02330835
Sponsor's protocol ID
SBIR55-2
Other IDs
1R44DA015251-02
Acronym
BUS_2
Status last verified
Dec 2014
First submitted
31 Dec 2014
Last updated
5 Jan 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing In the Drivers Seat and School bus driver training videos in people with Student Behavior, run by Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Attitudes and beliefs regarding bus climate (time frame: up to 60-day follow up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02330835.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Jan 2015.

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