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Comparative effects of a mindfulness program developed for the brazilian context and an Internationally validated program on promoting mental health and socioemotional skills for children in public educational context

Meditation and art therapy program for 9- and 10-year-old children as a promoter of mental health and socioemotional skills in the public educational context

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7bvcpsg
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-12-15
Start date
2023-08-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Mental health

Interventions

This is a comparative study between the international K5 program from MindfulSchools (G1) and the brazilian program Mágica da Meditação (G2). The total number of volunteers was 78, divided into two gr
F02.463.551

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
9 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ages between 9 and 10 years old; both sexes; informed consent from parents or guardians; enrolled and regularly attending a public elementary school

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students diagnosed with any psychological and/or psychiatric disorder; intellectual and cognitive disabilities; those using medication; those in the acute phase of such disorders; those already practicing meditation or related activities; or those who have done so in the past 12 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program in relation to mental health, for this, the SDQ questionnaire (Difficulties and Capabilities Questionnaire) was used, which is a brief behavioral assessment with scores for conduct problems, inattention-hyperactivity, emotional symptoms, problems with colleagues and pro-social behavior—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the mindfulness skills, for this purpose, the CAMM (Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure) questionnaire was used;To verify the improvement in emotional regulation, for this purpose, the ERQ-CA (Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents) was used—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactThais Georgini

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

georgini.thais@unifesp.br+550115571-1062

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)