The R-CITY Project: A Collaborative Intervention With Teachers and Youth

Last updated: December 14, 2023
Sponsor: University of Virginia
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

SEL Only

SEL + Equity

Clinical Study ID

NCT05585918
SBS2232
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

"R-CITY" refers to the Collaborative Intervention with Teachers and Youth to practice and apply the 4 "Rs" of equity literacy skills in the classroom - Recognizing, Responding, Restoring Relationships, and Resilience. R-CITY is a collaborative teacher- and youth-focused prevention intervention that offers equity literacy lessons to accompany the Second Step social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum. The lessons are designed to build teachers' and students' "equity stamina" and promote SEL skills to create safe and positive learning environments for all.

  The R-CITY Project uses a school-level randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to test the
  integration of the Second Step universal classroom-based evidence-based SEL program that Anne
  Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) had been scaling up district wide with the R-CITY
  equity lessons. The purpose of the RCT is to determine the "value-added" of the SEL + Equity
  Condition, compared to the SEL curriculum alone (SEL Only) in AACPS elementary and middle
  schools. Students in both conditions get access the Second Step SEL content, there is no true
  control condition, but rather an active comparison condition.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • General education teachers of core subjects (Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English/Language Arts).

Study Design

Total Participants: 320
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: SEL Only
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 15, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
July 31, 2025

Study Description

The study aims to test the R-CITY intervention in 30 elementary and middle schools in AACPS in Maryland. The investigator team plans to enroll the schools across 3 cohorts. The first cohort of schools included 8 elementary schools (2021-2022). Seven to 8 elementary and middle schools are in the process of being recruited for cohort 2 (2022-2023). The third and final cohort will be recruited in fall 2023.

Connect with a study center

  • Shepard Pratt Health System

    Towson, Maryland 21204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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