NCT04824326

The Effects of Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on Young Adolescents in Primary School-Α One Arm Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In this one arm clinical trial, students of the 6th grade in a primary school participated in the PSAI for 8 weeks. Self-report questionnaires and hair cortisol concentrations were used for the evaluation of the aforementioned variables at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Conditions

• Stress
• Health Promotion
• Adolescence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	PSAI-CA	The intervention is based on the principles of the teaching of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras. These principals set a basic framework for behavior on the basis of experiential learning and weekly evaluation of the implementation of 12 virtues. The technique is practiced twice a day(before night sleep and in the morning before getting up from bed) and evolves into five successive steps;1)reading of the 12 virtues and diaphragmatic breathing, 2)recall every event og the day,3)third person visualization and self-observation, 4)self-dialogue "What have I done wrong?", "What have I done right?", "What have I omitted that I ought to have done?" Endorsement or disapproval of actions according to the 12 virtues and the instructions for a healthy lifestyle, 5) next morning brief revision of the previous night's conclusions and setting of goals for the upcoming day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-04
• Primary completion: 2019-03-22
• Completion: 2019-03-29
• First posted: 2021-04-01
• Last updated: 2021-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece