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OUT to IN: an Outdoor Body-oriented Intervention Program

NCT05756374 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 271

Last updated 2023-03-06

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Summary

The goal of this randomized trial is to examine the effects of a body-oriented intervention program on preschoolers' social-emotional competence.

The main question it aims to answer are: does OUT to IN effectively promotes preschoolers' self-awareness, self-regulation, relationship skills and motor competence? Participants are children between 3 and 6 years from portuguese preschools. The inclusion criteria are (a) participants' age between 3 and 6 years, (b) do not have participated in a similar intervention program within the last 6 months, and (c) do not have a physical condition that can affect the participation in the program. Children will be randomly allocated to the experimental group (who will participate in a 10-week intervention program with biweekly sessions of psychomotricity implemented outdoors) and to the control group (who will maintain their usual routines).

Conditions

  • Children With Typical Development

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

OUT to IN

OUT to IN comprises 20 body-oriented biweekly 40-minute sessions facilitated by a psychomotor therapist in a pedagogical partnership with the preschool teacher. Sessions are implemented outdoors. All sessions are framed in a context of freedom and self and mutual bodily resonance, according to the following structure: First, children are invited to engage in exercise play activities. Second, children engage in ludic relaxation proposals. Finally, children are asked to reflect on their bodily experiences and express themselves through different expressive mediators. Preschool teachers also participate in a 25-hour training focused on the underlying principles of OUT to In and participate in 20 body-oriented biweekly 20-minute relaxation sessions, facilitated by a psychomotor therapist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Évora

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-04
Primary Completion
2021-02-26
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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