N/A
N=130
Multi-level Determinants of Implementation and Sustainment in the Education Sector
Evidence Based Programs in Schools
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04430010 ↗Enrolled (actual)
130
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Best in Class (BiC) Adherence: Sustainment Average (SU1-SU4) vs. Implementation Post-Baseline Average (IM2-IM4) (Teacher Level Sample) — -.075 score on BiC
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- BEST in CLASS (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 5+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Primary completion
- Apr 2026
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Best in Class (BiC) Adherence: Sustainment Average (SU1-SU4) vs. Implementation Post-Baseline Average (IM2-IM4) (Teacher Level Sample) |
-.075 | — |
| PRIMARY Best in Class (BiC) Competence: Sustainment Average (SU1-SU4) vs. Implementation Post-Baseline Average (IM2-IM4) (Teacher Level Sample) |
.001 | — |
| PRIMARY Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) to Measure Change in Student Disruptive Behavior Problems (Student Level Sample) |
-3.260 | — |
| PRIMARY Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Social Skills Scale to Measure Change in Student Prosocial Behavior (Student Level Sample) |
4.603 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about teachers' sustainment of use of core components of BEST in CLASS in a follow-up study.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Teacher participants
- teach in general education Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade
- consent to participate
- proficient in English
- participated as a BEST in CLASS teacher who received coaching in the prior year
Children participants
- enrolled in a general Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade classroom
- proficient in English
- at elevated risk for EBD
- demonstration of externalizing behaviors that interfere with participation in the classroom (e.g., disruption, aggression) as indicated by teacher rating
- parental/guardian consent to participate
- Assent to participate if the child is 7 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
Teacher participants
- do not teach in general education Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grades
- were not part of the BEST in CLASS Elementary intervention condition
- do not consent to participate
- do not speak fluent English
- do not have at least one student that meets the inclusion criteria
Children participants
- caregivers do not provide permission for participation
- caregiver(s) do not speak proficient English or Spanish (caregiver consent provided in both languages)
- are not proficient in English
- do not screen in as demonstrating risk for EBD
- participated as a focal child in the classroom of a participating treatment teacher in the previous efficacy trial
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04430010). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.