Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a School-based Intervention to Improve the Wellbeing of Children Aged 8-11 Years.
NCT ID: NCT06135779
Last Updated: 2024-01-18
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
300 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-31
2024-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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A Lust for Life (ALFL) is a universal teacher-led programme which aims to build resilience, increase wellbeing, and enhance emotional literacy of 8-13 year old school children. The programme spans ten 40-minute classes. The ALFL curriculum draws on multiple sources including contemporary positive psychology; traditional, second, and third wave cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT); and developmental, educational, and health psychology. In ALFL children learn the following specific self-regulation skills: naming and rating the intensity of emotions; linking thoughts, feelings and actions; mindfulness; breathing exercises; visualization exercises; progressive muscle relaxation; positive self-talk (gratitude, optimism, and cognitive restructuring); obtaining social support from adults and peers; assertiveness; managing bullying; and using the internet safely. Skills are learned through didactic instruction, video modelling, in-class experiential exercises, and homework practice. The ongoing development of the ALFL programme follows best practice, with the most recently refined programme evaluated in this study.
This quasi-experimental randomized controlled trial study involves an experimental group and a waiting list control group of children aged between 8-11 years. All study participants will complete the Feeling Better Scale, Stirling Children's Wellbeing Scale, and Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale at pre-intervention. Participants will complete the questionnaires online. Following this, schools randomly assigned to the experimental group will receive the ALFL programme, while those randomly assigned to the control group will be placed on a 12-week waiting list and receive curriculum as usual. At post-intervention, the questionnaire measures will be completed online by all study participants. The participants in the experimental group will also complete a brief Satisfaction Scale. The waiting list control group will then receive the A Lust for Life programme.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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A Lust for Life programme group
A Lust for Life programme will be delivered to participants by their class teachers in ten weekly sessions
A Lust for Life
A Lust For Life (ALFL) is a universal teacher-led programme which aims to build resilience, increase wellbeing, and enhance emotional literacy of 8-13 year old school children. The programme spans ten 40-minute classes. The ALFL curriculum draws on multiple sources including contemporary positive psychology; traditional, second, and third wave cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT); and developmental, educational, and health psychology. In ALFL children learn the following specific self-regulation skills: naming and rating the intensity of emotions; linking thoughts, feelings and actions; mindfulness; breathing exercises; visualization exercises; progressive muscle relaxation; positive self-talk (gratitude, optimism, and cognitive restructuring); obtaining social support from adults and peers; assertiveness; managing bullying; and using the internet safely. Skills are learned through didactic instruction, video modelling, in-class experiential exercises, and homework practice.
Waiting list control group
Participants will receive curriculum as usual from their class teacher, and placed on a 12-week waiting list for the programme.
Waiting List Control
Control group placed on a 12-week waiting list for the A Lust for Life School programme.
Interventions
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A Lust for Life
A Lust For Life (ALFL) is a universal teacher-led programme which aims to build resilience, increase wellbeing, and enhance emotional literacy of 8-13 year old school children. The programme spans ten 40-minute classes. The ALFL curriculum draws on multiple sources including contemporary positive psychology; traditional, second, and third wave cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT); and developmental, educational, and health psychology. In ALFL children learn the following specific self-regulation skills: naming and rating the intensity of emotions; linking thoughts, feelings and actions; mindfulness; breathing exercises; visualization exercises; progressive muscle relaxation; positive self-talk (gratitude, optimism, and cognitive restructuring); obtaining social support from adults and peers; assertiveness; managing bullying; and using the internet safely. Skills are learned through didactic instruction, video modelling, in-class experiential exercises, and homework practice.
Waiting List Control
Control group placed on a 12-week waiting list for the A Lust for Life School programme.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Enrolled in 3rd and 4th classes in Primary School in Ireland
* Obtain written informed consent from parents/guardians
* Provide written assent
8 Years
11 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University College Dublin
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Alan Carr, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University College Dublin
Locations
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University College Dublin
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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HS-22-80-Carr
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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