PATHS to success: Evaluating the efficacy of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum in promoting social and emotional wellbeing among children in primary school

Evaluating the efficacy of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum in promoting social and emotional wellbeing among children in primary school: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN85087674

Enrollment

5250

Registered

2012-05-30

Start date

2012-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Social and emotional wellbeing Mental and Behavioural Disorders Conduct disorder, unspecified

Interventions

PATHS is a universal, curriculum-based SEL intervention for primary school children. It comprises of 131 lessons across five volumes and one readiness unit that focus upon developing children?s self-c

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 7-11 attending said primary schools 2. All children who are on a given school?s full-time roll in each of the Year 3, 4 and 5 classes at the start of the main trial will be considered as potential participants 3. Parental consent will need to be provided for each potential pupil to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) rating scale: The SSIS provides measurement of social skills (including communication, empathy, and self-control), problem behaviours (including internalising and externalising difficulties) and academic competence (including reading and maths achievement, and motivation to learn). 2. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): The SDQ provides measurement of children?s emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer problems and pro-social behaviour. It is the most widely used outcome measure of its type in the UK.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) rating scale: The SSIS provides measurement of social skills (including communication, empathy, and self-control), problem behaviours (including internalising and externalising difficulties) and academic competence (including reading and maths achievement, and motivation to learn). 2. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): The SDQ provides measurement of children?s emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer problems and pro-social behaviour. It is the most widely used outcome measure of its type in the UK.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Health-related quality of life 2. Kidscreen-27 (KS27): The KS27 provides measurement of health-related quality of life (including physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, parent relations and autonomy, social support and peers, and school environment). 3. CHUD-9. This will allow intervention benefits to be accurately mapped onto increases in quality-adjusted-life-years (QALYs) 3. Attendance, attainment and exclusions All schools in England record data on attendance, attainment and exclusions for each of their pupils and it is held at both local (e.g. LA) and national (e.g. Department for Education ? National Pupil Database (NPD)) levels.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Health-related quality of life 2. Kidscreen-27 (KS27): The KS27 provides measurement of health-related quality of life (including physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, parent relations and autonomy, social support and peers, and school environment). 3. CHUD-9. This will allow intervention benefits to be accurately mapped onto increases in quality-adjusted-life-years (QALYs) 3. Attendance, attainment and exclusions All schools in England record data on attendance, attainment and exclusions for each of their pupils and it is held at both local (e.g. LA) and national (e.g. Department for Education ? National Pupil Database (NPD)) levels.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026