Child Abuse
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two arm randomized controlled clinical trial without blinding due to the nature of the intervention. Experimental group: twenty children between five and fourteen years of age, exposed to do
Sponsors
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Eligibility
Age
5 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: children of both sexes aged five to fourteen years; documented history or institutional report of domestic violence including neglect physical abuse psychological abuse sexual abuse or abandonment; receiving care at a Child Psychosocial Care Center in the municipality of Botucatu São Paulo Brazil; availability to participate in the twelve weekly intervention sessions; written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian and assent provided by the child
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: children receiving individual psychological treatment at the time of screening; presence of severe neurological conditions or severe disorders that may prevent participation in group activities; significant comprehension or communication difficulties that prevent participation in the intervention; recurrent low school or institutional attendance indicating a low probability of adherence to the study; clinical contraindication issued by the Child Psychosocial Care Center team
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to observe a reduction in internalizing and externalizing symptoms among children exposed to domestic violence following participation in the Expressive Sandwork intervention as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire through comparison of scores obtained before the intervention and immediately after its completion between the experimental and control groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to observe the maintenance of intervention effects three months after completion of the program as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire through comparison of scores obtained immediately after the intervention and at the three month follow up assessment | — |
Countries
BR, DE
Contacts
Public ContactPedro Habimorad
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Outcome results
None listed