Non-specified reaction to severe stress
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 30 pediatric patients will receive eight sessions of a Mindfulness-based program via video-call platform twice a week, over 4 weeks. Each session will last one hour.
Control group:
SP2.021.010
Sponsors
University of Sao Paulo
University of Sao Paulo
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: pediatric patients aged 12 to 18 years old in treatment at the Institute of Children and Adolescents of Hospital das Clinicas of the University of São Paulo; caregiver consent/child assent; internet access at home; child’s self-declared state of mental stress or the will to develop coping strategies.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a confirmed psychiatric condition by the time of patients’ recruitment; the refuse to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The implementation of a Mindfulness-based program applied to pediatric patients over the period of one year will be verified through the feasibility method, based on the verification of the recruitment, adherence and participation rates of participants in the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The implementation of a Mindfulness-based program applied to pediatric patients over a period of one year will be verified through the fidelity method, based on the verification of the fulfillment of the fidelity criteria defined in the study.;The implementation of a Mindfulness-based program applied to pediatric patients over a period of one year will be verified through the method of evaluating the patient's symptoms, based on the observation of the variation in mood symptoms before and after the intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPaula Pasqualucci
University of Sao Paulo
Outcome results
None listed