Breath-focused mindfulness and compassion training for parent-child dyads

Breath-focused mindfulness and compassion training in parent-child dyads: a pilot intervention study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN89594822

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-09

Start date

2021-07-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-29

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Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The digital Cooperative Compassion (CoCo) training for parent-child dyads was delivered on the HIPAA-compliant BrainE© app with a de-identified and password-protected login provided to each family. Pa

the screen was digitally split to simultaneously track both parent and child performance, i.e., one-half of the screen kept track of child finger traps while the other half kept track of parent taps.

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Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children assessed in teh average and above-average range (T-score >40) on the Child Depression Index (CDI) 2. Parents were healthy and did not report any current diagnoses or medications

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Self-reported severe illness for a parent or child that would not allow time for study participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following primary outcome measures were assessed using self-report scales at baseline (pre), post-intervention completion and 3 month follow-up: For parents: 1. Stress was measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) 2. General anxiety was measured using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 3. Depression measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 4. Mindfulness was measured using the 14-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) For children: 1. Child depression was measured using the Children Depression Index by child (CDI-Child): 12-item self-report by child 2. Child depression was measured using the Children Depression Index by parent (CDI-Parent): 17-item report by parent	—

Measure

Time frame

The following primary outcome measures were assessed using self-report scales at baseline (pre), post-intervention completion and 3 month follow-up: For parents: 1. Stress was measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) 2. General anxiety was measured using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 3. Depression measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 4. Mindfulness was measured using the 14-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) For children: 1. Child depression was measured using the Children Depression Index by child (CDI-Child): 12-item self-report by child 2. Child depression was measured using the Children Depression Index by parent (CDI-Parent): 17-item report by parent

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Emotional bias measured using a cognitive assessment at pre- and post-intervention 2. Interoceptive attention to breathing measured using an objective neurophysiological assessment at pre- and post-intervention	—

Countries

United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactJyoti Mishra

jymishra@ucsd.edu+1 8582322855

Outcome results

None listed

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