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The effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) on internalizing and externalizing symptoms and attention problems in single-parent children

The effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) on internalizing and externalizing symptoms and attention problems in single-parent children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240729062574N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-09-04
Start date
2024-09-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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Conditions

Condition 1: internalized symptoms. Condition 2: Externalized symptoms. Condition 3: attention problems.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children is a 12- week group intervention that includes over 12 sessions of 45 minutes. The content of the sessions accordin

Sponsors

Semnan University Research Assistant
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 8 and 12 years Not suffering from chronic psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia spectrum, bipolar spectrum and neurodevelopment disorders based on DSM.5) Being a single parent family Interest of the participants to participate in the research will be based on the written consent of the parent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness of the child's parent to participate in the sessions, Changing the status of the child to no parent or two parents, Missing more than two intervention sessions, The child suffering from a disease or chronic medical conditions that affect the child's ability to attend meetings.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Internalizing symptoms. Timepoint: Before the implementation of the intervention, both groups undergo an initial assessment (baseline). Then, the first group receives cognitive therapy based on mindfulness - the child's version, and the second group receives the framework of mindfulness, without the content of mindfulness. Both treatments will have the same time and the same number of sessions. Then the second stage evaluation will be done. After the evaluation in the second stage, the first group will not receive any type of treatment and the second group will receive cognitive therapy based on mindfulness - child's version. Then re-evaluations will be done based on the tool. Then, two three-month periods of follow-up will be done for each group (six months in total). Method of measurement: The method of measuring the variables will be the use of Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC).;Externalizing symptoms. Timepoint: Before the implementation of the intervention, both groups undergo an initial assessment (baseline). Then, the first group receives cognitive therapy based on mindfulness - the child's version, and the second group receives the framework of mindfulness, without the content of mindfulness. Both treatments will have the same time and the same number of sessions. Then the second stage evaluation will be done. After the evaluation in the second stage, the first group will not receive any type. Method of measurement: The method of measuring the variables will be the use of Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC).;Attention problems. Timepoint: Before the implementation of the intervention, both groups undergo an initial assessment (baseline). Then, the first group receives cognitive therapy based on mindfulness - the child's version, and the second group receives the framework of mindfulness, without the content of mindfulness. Both treatments will have the same time and the same number of sessions. Then the second stage evaluation will be done. After the evaluatio

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Jamali

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

saraj4111@gmail.com+98 23 3362 3300

Outcome results

None listed

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