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The Early Childhood Friendship Project for Social Skills in Preschoolers

This study, called The Early Childhood Friendship Project, is looking at how a classroom-based program can help children aged 4 to 6 years old. Teachers will lead activities like puppet shows and games to teach social skills. Researchers want to see if this program can reduce aggressive behaviors and increase prosocial behaviors (like kindness and cooperation) in children. They will observe children's behavior for up to 12 weeks after the program ends. You can join if your child attends a participating childcare center in the greater Buffalo region of Western New York and is planning to enter kindergarten in the fall. The study aims to enroll 600 children.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 600 children across 30 randomly assigned preschool classrooms. The phase of the study is not specified.
What's involved
Teachers will implement an 8-week program involving 10-minute puppet shows, 5-minute active games, and 5-minute passive activities like making puppets.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Children's behavior will be observed for up to 12 weeks after the intervention is completed.

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NCT05908461

The Early Childhood Friendship Project - Phase 3

Recruiting
NAAges 4–6InterventionalBasic science
State University of New York at Buffalo
~600 participants
Updated 2026-07-08 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Early Childhood Friendship Project

At a glance

Recruiting sites
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What they're measuring
Observations of Physical Aggression (Early Childhood Observation System - Frequency Count up to 8 Sampling Sessions)
Measured over Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.
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Conditions

Healthy

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • Jamie M Ostrov, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University at Buffalo, SUNY

Who to contact

Katherine Kasoff, B.A.
[email protected]
914-327-9756
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

A child is eligible if attending one of the participating child care centers in the greater Buffalo region of Western New York and planning to enter kindergarten in the fall.

Exclusion

None

What this trial measures

  • Observations of Physical Aggression (Early Childhood Observation System - Frequency Count up to 8 Sampling Sessions)Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Physical aggression will be assessed via focal child sampling with continuous recording observation for each participating child. Each observation is 10 minutes for up to 8 separate observations (i.e., frequency counts divided by number of sessions out of 8 sessions).

  • Observations of Prosocial Behavior (Early Childhood Observation System - Frequency Count up to 8 Sampling Sessions)Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Prosocial behavior will be assessed via focal child sampling with continuous recording observations for each participating child. Each observation is 10 minutes for up to 8 separate observations (i.e., frequency counts divided by number of sessions out of 8 sessions).

  • Observations of Relational Aggression (Early Childhood Observation System - Frequency Count up to 8 Sampling Sessions)Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Relational aggression will be assessed via focal child sampling with continuous recording observations for each participating child. Each observation is 10 minutes for up to 8 separate observations (i.e., frequency counts divided by number of sessions out of 8 sessions).

  • Observations of Physical Victimization (Early Childhood Observation System - Frequency Count up to 8 Sampling Sessions)Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Physical victimization will be assessed via focal child sampling with continuous recording observations for each participating child. Each observation is 10 minutes for up to 8 separate observations (i.e., frequency counts divided by number of sessions out of 8 sessions).

  • Observations of Relational Victimization (Early Childhood Observation System - Frequency Count up to 8 Sampling Sessions)Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Relational victimization will be assessed via focal child sampling with continuous recording observations for each participating child. Each observation is 10 minutes for up to 8 separate observations (i.e., frequency counts divided by number of sessions out of 8 sessions).

  • Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning (DIBELS) - Sound FluencyUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Sound fluency will be measured using the DIBELS - Sound Fluency measure. Scores are calculated as the correct initial sounds per minute, with higher scores indicating greater performance on this measure.

  • Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning (DIBELS) - Letter Naming FluencyUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Letter naming fluency will be measured using the DIBELS - Letter Naming Fluency measure. Scores on this measure range from 0 to 110, with higher scores indicating greater performance.

  • Early Numeracy Skills: Set ComparisonUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Early numeracy will be assessed using the task set comparisons. In this activity, a child is presented with four sets of dots representing different amounts and asked which has the most or fewest dots. A child's score is a sum of correct responses. Scores range from 0-6, with higher scores indicating stronger performance.

  • Early Numeracy Skills: One-to-One CountingUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Early numeracy will be assessed using the task one-to-one counting. In this task, a child is presented with a set of dots and asked to count the set. A child's score is sum of correct responses. Scores range from 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating stronger performance.

  • Early Numeracy Skills: Verbal CountingUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Early numeracy will be assessed using the task verbal counting. In this task, a child is asked to count as high as possible until the child makes a mistake or correctly counts up to 100. A child's score is a single score based on correct counting out of 100. Scores range from 1-7, with higher scores indicating stronger performance.

  • Preschool Peer Victimization Measure - Teacher Report - Revised (PPVM-T-R): Relational Victimization SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the PPVM-T-R Relational Victimization subscale to assess relational victimization. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of relational victimization.

  • Preschool Peer Victimization Measure - Teacher Report - Revised (PPVM-T-R): Physical Victimization SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the PPVM-T-R physical victimization subscale to assess physical victimization. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical victimization.

  • Preschool Peer Victimization Measure - Teacher Report - Revised (PPVM-T-R): Physical Victimization SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PPVM-T-R physical victimization subscale to assess physical victimization. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical victimization.

  • Preschool Peer Victimization Measure - Teacher Report - Revised (PPVM-T-R): Relational Victimization SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PPVM-T-R relational aggression subscale to assess relational victimization. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical victimization.

  • Preschool Peer Victimization Measure - Teacher Report - Revised (PPVM-T-R): Physical Victimization SubscaleUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PPVM-T-R physical victimization to assess physical victimization. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical victimization.

  • Preschool Peer Victimization Measure - Teacher Report - Revised (PPVM-T-R): Relational Victimization SubscaleUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PPVM-T-R relational victimization subscale to assess relational victimization. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical victimization.

  • Preschool Social Behavior Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Physical Aggression SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the PSBS-TR physical aggression subscale to assess physical aggression. Raw scores are 6-30 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Relational Aggression SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the PSBS-TR relational aggression subscale to assess relational aggression. Raw scores are 6-30 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of relational aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Prosocial Behavior SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the PSBS-TR prosocial behavior subscale to assess prosocial behavior. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of prosocial behavior.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Relational Aggression SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PSBS-TR relational aggression subscale to assess relational aggression. Raw scores are 6-30 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of relational aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Physical Aggression SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PSBS-TR physical aggression subscale to assess physical aggression. Raw scores are 6-30 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Prosocial Behavior SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PSBS-TR prosocial behavior subscale to assess prosocial behavior. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Physical Aggression SubscaleUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PSBS-TR physical aggression subscale to assess physical aggression. Raw scores are 6-30 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Relational Aggression SubscaleUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PSBS-TR relational aggression subscale to assess relational aggression. Raw scores are 6-30 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of relational aggression.

  • Preschool Social Behavioral Scale - Teacher Report (PSBS-TR): Prosocial Behavior SubscaleUp to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete the PSBS-TR prosocial behavior subscale to assess prosocial behavior. Raw scores are 4-20 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical aggression.

  • MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire (HBQ) - School Performance SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the HBQ school performance subscale to assess academic competence. Raw scores range from 5-25 with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicate higher levels of academic competence.

  • MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire (HBQ) - School Performance SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the HBQ school performance subscale to assess academic competence. Raw scores range from 5-25, with average scores on this measure ranging from 1-5, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of academic competence.

  • MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire (HBQ) - School Engagement SubscaleUp to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the HBQ school engagement subscale to assess school engagement. Raw scores range from 0-16, with average scores on this measure ranging from 0-2, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of school engagement.

  • MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire (HBQ) - School Engagement SubscaleAn average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete the HBQ school engagement subscale to assess school engagement. Raw scores range from 0-16, with average scores on this measure ranging from 0-2, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of school engagement.

  • Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS)An average of 12 months post-intervention completion.

    Teachers will complete this standard measure of social skills. Raw scores range from 0 to 60, with average scores on this measure ranging from 0-2, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of social skills.

  • Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS)Up to 12 weeks post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete this standard measure of social skills. Raw scores range from 0 to 60, with average scores on this measure ranging from 0-2, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of social skills.

  • Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS)Up to 4 months post-intervention completion.

    Research assistant observers will complete this standard measure of social skills. Raw scores range from 0 to 60, with average scores on this measure ranging from 0-2, and with higher scores indicating higher levels of social skills.