Mindfulness-based intervention for children/youth with internalizing problems and their families: a pilot study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900023491

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-05-31

Start date

2019-06-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-06-03

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Conditions

children/youths with internalizing problems

Interventions

1:parelle mindfulness-based intervention

Control group:waitlist control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) anxious/depressed, withdrawn/depressed, and somatic complains as shown with a high score in the Child Behavior Checklist; 2) have not participated in mindfulness program before; 3) and at least one of their parents agrees to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria will be: (1) being unable to communicate and understand Chinese language as the intervention will be conducted in Chinese; (2) having a medical condition rendering him/her to be incapable to participate in the study; (3) unwilling or unable to give consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
DASS-21 (for children&youths);	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM);Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM) (for children/youths);The WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (WHO-5) (for children/youths and parents);PHQ-9 (for parents);GAD-7 (for parents);Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (for parents);Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (for parents);Parenting Stress Index (for parents);Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (for children);	—

Measure

Time frame

The Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM);Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM) (for children/youths);The WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (WHO-5) (for children/youths and parents);PHQ-9 (for parents);GAD-7 (for parents);Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (for parents);Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (for parents);Parenting Stress Index (for parents);Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (for children);

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Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactProf. Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

yeungshanwong@cuhk.edu.hk+852 22528774

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026