NCT06346002

Impact of a Mindfulness-based Intervention on Well-being and Mental Health of Elementary School Children

Impact of a Mindfulness-based Intervention on Well-being and Mental Health of Elementary School Children: Results From a Randomized Cluster Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 231 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bishop's University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: Prevention programs for children such as mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are often implemented in schools to prevent psychological disorders from emerging and contribute to children' mental health. Aim: This study used a randomized cluster design and assessed the impact of a MBI on well-being and mental health of elementary school children's. Method: 13 elementary school classrooms were randomly allocated to the experimental condition (7 classrooms, n = 127 students) or the waitlist control condition (6 classrooms, n = 104 students). Participants in the experimental condition received a 10-week MBI.

Conditions

• Mindfulness-based Intervention
• Elementary School Children
• Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-based intervention	The MBI program implemented comprised ten weekly sessions. Please refer to the arm/group descriptions for further details.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-01
• Primary completion: 2020-03-31
• Completion: 2020-03-31
• First posted: 2024-04-03
• Last updated: 2024-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada