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Trial reportBMJ open2018

Study protocol for a self-controlled cluster randomised trial of the Alert Program to improve self-regulation and executive function in Australian Aboriginal children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Bree Wagner, James P Fitzpatrick, Trevor G Mazzucchelli, Martyn Symons, Heather Carmichael Olson, Tracy Jirikowic, Donna Cross, Edie Wright, Emma Adams, Maureen Carter and 2 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Bree WagnerAlcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1202-9172
James P FitzpatrickAlcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Trevor G MazzucchelliChild and Family Research Group and Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health Research Group, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Martyn SymonsFASD Research Australia Centre for Research Excellence, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Heather Carmichael OlsonSeattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Tracy JirikowicDivision of Occupational Therapy, University of Washington School of Medicine, Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Donna CrossTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Edie WrightWestern Australian Department of Education, Kimberley Education Region, Broome, Australia.
Emma AdamsAlcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Maureen CarterNindilingarri Cultural Health Services, Fitzroy Crossing, Australia.
Kaashifah BruceAlcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Jane LatimerMusculoskeletal Health Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The Kids Research Institute Australia · AUCurtin University · AUEnvirons Kimberley · AUSeattle Children's Hospital · USThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWhile research highlights the benefits of early diagnosis and intervention for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), there are limited data documenting effective interventions for Australian children living in remote communities. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This self-controlled cluster randomised trial is evaluating the effectiveness of an 8-week Alert Program school curriculum for improving self-regulation and executive function in children living in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Children in grades 1-6 attending any of the eight participating schools across the Fitzroy Valley in remote North-West Australia ( ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Western Australia (WA) (RA/4/1/7234), WA Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (601) and WA Country Health Service (2015:04). The Kimberley Aboriginal Health Planning Forum Research Sub-Committee and WA Department of Education also provided approval. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations, the media and at forums. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12615000733572; Pre-results.

Indexed as

Executive FunctionSelf-ControlAustraliaChildChild Health ServicesChild, PreschoolFemaleFetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersHealth Services, IndigenousHumansMaleProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesRural PopulationSchool Health Servicesexecutive functionfetal alcohol spectrum disorderindigenousself-controlled cluster randomised trialself-regulation

Identifiers

PMID29581212
PMCPMC5875644
OpenAlexW2790988478

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