NCT02975544

An Exploratory Trial of a Health Education Programme Based on the Social and Emotional Competence in Children

Pilot Study of CRECES Programme: Promoting Healthy Life Styles in Children Through the Social and Emotional Competence

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an intervention based on the social and emotional competence development improves the healthy lifestyles adoption in young children.

Detailed description

This study has designed, implemented and evaluated an intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in children addressing the development of the social and emotional competence. This research followed the first three stages of the Medical Research Council framework for complex interventions: the theoretical, modeling phase and the exploratory trial. A randomised control trial with 37 children (5 y 6 years old) was conducted at the exploratory trial. The first unit was implemented in 8 sessions. A multi-method and multi-informant approach was used to assess the preliminary efficacy, acceptability and feasibility of the programme.

Conditions

• Health Behavior
• Emotional Intelligence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CRECES programme	The first unit of CRECES programme was implemented in 8 sessions. Each session was 40-50 minutes long and delivered during four weeks. Parents were provided with home-extension activities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2016-11-29
• Last updated: 2016-11-29