This study aimed to determine the effect of social skills training on perceived competence of deaf female adolescents in special school settings. The participants were all of the 69 deaf female enroled in 4 different special secondary schools. Two out of four secondary schools were randomly allocated to interventional and control groups. The interventional group (33 adolescents) participated in 12 sessions. A pre-post quasi-experimental design used to perform the study. Pretest and posttest data were collected using the Perceived Competence Profile (PCP) and were analyzed with analysis of covariance.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT201204159474N1
Registration date:2012-05-02, 1391/02/13
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
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Registration date
2012-05-02, 1391/02/13
Registrant information
Name
Tahereh Soleimanieh Naeini
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 2218 0007
Email address
international_affairs@uswr.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Investigator
Expected recruitment start date
2010-12-22, 1389/10/01
Expected recruitment end date
2011-04-30, 1390/02/10
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
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Scientific title
The effect of social skills training on perceived competence of female adolescents who are deaf
Public title
The effect of social skills training on perceived competence of female adolescents who are deaf
Purpose
Treatment
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criterion: hearing loss more than 55 dB in the better ear
Age
From 11 years old to 22 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
69
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University
Street address
Evin, Koodakyar Ave., University of Scocial Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Approval date
2010-12-13, 1389/09/22
Ethics committee reference number
91.801.368
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Perceived Competence
ICD-10 code
F80
ICD-10 code description
Disorders of psychological development
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Perceived competence in domains of socio-emotional, cognitive, communication and physical competence, and school adjustment
Timepoint
1 month before intervention and 3 months after beginning of intervention
Method of measurement
Perceived Competence Profile (PCP)
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Social skills training: This training focused on 3 major social skills: 1) know and respect self 2) make friend and recognize ones feelings and emotions and 3) ways to manage ones negative emotions especially anxiety
Category
Rehabilitation
2
Description
Control group: didn't received social skills training