Effectiveness of Traditional and Computerized Versions of Super Skills for Life in Children
NCT ID: NCT05574491
Last Updated: 2024-02-01
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
105 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-02-07
2024-12-31
Brief Summary
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SSL consists of eight sessions targeting common risk factors for internalizing disorders such as cognitive distortions, avoidance, emotional management, low self-esteem, social skills deficits and coping strategies.
The aim of the study is to investigate the comparative effectiveness of SSL in its traditional and computerized versions on internalizing symptoms in Spanish children between 8 and 12 years of age.
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Detailed Description
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Parents and children from the two groups will complete the same measures at baseline and post-treatment. They will also complete these measures at 6 months follow-up, and 12 months follow-up.
Researchers will compare the results of pre-test to post-test assessments in children participating in the traditional and multimedia versions of SSL on depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, interference of anxiety on child's life, self-esteem, social skills, social worries, and cognitive emotional regulation.
The investigators will also assess these variables in the intervention group at 6 months and 12 months follow-up.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
Children allocated to the traditional and multimedia versions of the SSL program will receive the eight-week intervention.
Participants in WLC group will receive no psychological intervention during the eight-week duration of the program.
Children and parents in the three groups will complete the same series of measures at about the same time (pre-test and after eight weeks). Children in WLC group will receive the intervention once the follow-up visit is completed.
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Super Skills for Life intervention group: traditional version
The Super Skills for Life program will be administered following the manual of the intervention by a trained therapist, as described in the section of intervention/treatment.
Super Skills for Life: traditional version
Structured and manualized intervention with a manual for the therapist and a workbook for the children.
The intervention will be administered by trained clinical psychologists in SSL. Sessions will be held once a week for eight weeks, with each session lasting approximately forty five minutes.
The program includes emotional education, social skills training, cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, self-observation, problem solving and behavioural activation. These contents are learned through playful exercises, activities, readings, and role-playing.
Both modalities of intervention will be in-person.
Spanish version of Super Skills for Life group program: Orgilés, M., Espada, J.P., Ollendick, T.H. \& Essau, C. (2022). Programa Super Skills. Manual del aplicador. Elche, ES: Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Super Skills for Life intervention group: computerized version
The Super Skills for Life program will be administered in-person as well by a trained therapist, as described in the section of intervention treatment.
The therapist will use the multimedia presentation of the program's contents as a tool for the better development of the sessions. The digital version of the program consists of an animation whose characters narrate examples that help the children better understand the contents. The therapist will have a password assigned to each child, and it will be the therapist who will guide the sessions and select the contents of the digital presentation that correspond to each session. The web address to access the programme is https://www.superskillsonline.com/.
Super Skills for Life: computerized version
Structured and manualized intervention with a manual for the therapist and multimedia material for the children.
Interventions
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Super Skills for Life: traditional version
Structured and manualized intervention with a manual for the therapist and a workbook for the children.
The intervention will be administered by trained clinical psychologists in SSL. Sessions will be held once a week for eight weeks, with each session lasting approximately forty five minutes.
The program includes emotional education, social skills training, cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, self-observation, problem solving and behavioural activation. These contents are learned through playful exercises, activities, readings, and role-playing.
Both modalities of intervention will be in-person.
Spanish version of Super Skills for Life group program: Orgilés, M., Espada, J.P., Ollendick, T.H. \& Essau, C. (2022). Programa Super Skills. Manual del aplicador. Elche, ES: Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Super Skills for Life: computerized version
Structured and manualized intervention with a manual for the therapist and multimedia material for the children.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Presence of emotional symptoms, which will be assessed using the SCAS and the MFQ, parent versions. The cut-off point for inclusion in the study is a score equal to or above 25 on the SCAS and/or equal to or above 20 on the MFQ.
* Speaking, reading, writing and understanding Spanish.
Exclusion Criteria
* Being receiving current psychological or pharmacological treatment for anxiety and/or depression.
* Not accepting or revoking informed consent to participate in the study.
8 Years
12 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mireia Orgilés Amorós
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Mireia Orgilés Amorós
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Miguel Hernandez University of Elche
Locations
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Department of Health Psychology. Miguel Hernandez University of Elche
Elche, Alicante, Spain
Countries
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References
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Essau CA, Olaya B, Sasagawa S, Pithia J, Bray D, Ollendick TH. Integrating video-feedback and cognitive preparation, social skills training and behavioural activation in a cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of childhood anxiety. J Affect Disord. 2014;167:261-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.056. Epub 2014 Jun 4.
Essau CA, Sasagawa S, Jones G, Fernandes B, Ollendick TH. Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of a cognitive behavior therapy-based transdiagnostic program for emotional problems in children in a regular school setting. J Affect Disord. 2019 Jun 15;253:357-365. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.036. Epub 2019 Apr 16.
Orgiles M, Fernandez-Martinez I, Espada JP, Morales A. Spanish version of Super Skills for Life: short- and long-term impact of a transdiagnostic prevention protocol targeting childhood anxiety and depression. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2019 Nov;32(6):694-710. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1645836. Epub 2019 Jul 23.
Fernandez-Martinez I, Orgiles M, Morales A, Espada JP, Essau CA. One-Year follow-up effects of a cognitive behavior therapy-based transdiagnostic program for emotional problems in young children: A school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial. J Affect Disord. 2020 Feb 1;262:258-266. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.002. Epub 2019 Nov 4.
Melero S, Orgiles M, Espada JP, Morales A. Spanish version of Super Skills for Life in individual modality: Improvement of children's emotional well-being from a transdiagnostic approach. J Clin Psychol. 2021 Oct;77(10):2187-2202. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23148. Epub 2021 Apr 21.
Fernandez-Martinez I, Morales A, Espada JP, Orgiles M. Effects of Super Skills for Life on the social skills of anxious children through video analysis. Psicothema. 2020 May;32(2):229-236. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2019.240.
Melero S, Morales A, Espada JP, Mendez X, Orgiles M. Effectiveness of Group vs. Individual Therapy to Decrease Peer Problems and Increase Prosociality in Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 9;18(8):3950. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18083950.
Melero S, Morales A, Espada JP, Orgiles M. Improving Social Performance Through Video-feedback with Cognitive Preparation in Children with Emotional Problems. Behav Modif. 2022 Jul;46(4):755-781. doi: 10.1177/0145445521991098. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
Escribano S, Espada JP, Orgiles M, Morales A. Implementation fidelity for promoting the effectiveness of an adolescent sexual health program. Eval Program Plann. 2016 Dec;59:81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.08.008. Epub 2016 Aug 31.
Orgiles M, Melero S, Fernandez-Martinez I, Espada JP, Morales A. Effectiveness of Video-Feedback with Cognitive Preparation in Improving Social Performance and Anxiety through Super Skills for Life Programme Implemented in a School Setting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 18;17(8):2805. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082805.
Related Links
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Super Skills for Life original program's webpage
Programa Super Skills for Life - Spanish webpage
Other Identifiers
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220118115011
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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