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Promoting better learning at school

Promoting better learning at school using a 10-minute teacher-led exercise to reduce stress, a controlled double-blind study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10548974
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-01-03
Start date
2022-11-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prevention of and reduction of symptoms of adverse childhood experiences and improved learning Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Current interventions as of 28/09/2023: Co-researcher, Suzanne Connolly, LCSW, was contacted by a board member of a Mexican non-profit, Asociacion San Andreas Pescador whose mission is helping underpr

Sponsors

Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Two middle school principals from the Pascuala area of Michoacan will have consented for their schools to participate in this controlled (not randomized) study. Children eligible to participate in this study will be: 1. In participating classrooms 2. Children whose caregivers have granted free consent 3. Children who have given their free consent, following their caretaker's consent Note: All ages in middle school will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children not in one of the two consenting/participating schools 2. Children whose caregivers have not signed free consent 3. Children whose caregivers have given free consent but they have not given free consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Stressful experiences, trauma symptoms, and how problems interfere with life, measured using the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) for Youth and Caregivers ages 7-17 at baseline (start of the school semester), 6 weeks after the school semester begins, and just before the school semester ends

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child behavioral disturbances, absenteeism and grades measured using classroom teacher reporting throughout the study

Countries

Mexico

Contacts

Public ContactJohn Freedom
research_committee@energypsych.org+1 (0)520 241 5124

Outcome results

None listed

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