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. 2023 Oct 24;2023(10):CD014722. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014722.pub2

Mariano 2021.

Study name Effectiveness of the Elos 2.0 prevention programme for the reduction of problem behaviours and promotion of social skills in schoolchildren
Methods Study design: cluster‐RCT
Country: Brazil
Participants Students aged 6 to 10 years
Inclusion criteria: 
School:
a. public school;
b. at least one class of each grade (first to fourth grade) and all children in these grades will be included in the trial.
Exclusion criteria:
not specified
Stated purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of the Elos 2.0 Programme, which is a version adapted to Brazil for proposed implementation by the Ministry of Health, in the reduction of problem behaviours and promotion of prosocial behaviours in children in public schools
Interventions Intervention:
Elos Game 2.0
The Elos Programme is based on the Good Behaviour Game, which is widely used and prevents and/or reduces students’ disruptive behaviours. By changing interactions that are considered maladaptive in the classroom context, the programme intends to promote mental health and prevent and/or reduce problem behaviours (e.g. disruptiveness, aggressivity and shyness). Teachers will present four rules to be followed by the student teams during the Elos Game 2.0: (1) follow the instructions for the activities, (2) adhere to the voice levels (silence, whispering, group voice, presentation or street voice), (3) comply with assigned positions (remain seated, stand up and walk as arranged or stand up and walk freely) and (4) be kind. To play the Elos Game, teachers should select pedagogical activities that are consistent with the school curriculum and can be performed autonomously.
Control:
Usual care (treatment‐as‐usual in Brazil, i.e. no behavioural intervention at the school)
Outcomes Participants'outcomes of interest for this review

  1. Social outcomes (prosocial behaviour) – Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation‐Checklist (TOCA‐C)


Economic outcomes
Nil
Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (after trial completion)
Starting date March 2019 (recruitment start date)
Contact information Marília Mariano, mariano.mrl@gmail.com
Notes Source of funding: Research and Innovation Grant for the Prevention of Mental Disorders and Use of Alcohol and other Drugs (“Pesquisas e Inovações em Prevenção de Transtornos Mentais e Uso de Álcool e Outras Drogas”), funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (TED #176/2017)
Prospective trial registration number: RBR‐86c6j