Paired Emotion Reading Improves Emotion Regulation in Rural Children With ACE

NCT ID: NCT06505629

Last Updated: 2024-11-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-06

Study Completion Date

2025-08-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI) on the emotion regulation of rural children with adverse childhood experiences (ACE), as compared with the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI) group and a Care as Usual (CAU) control group. This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial and will recruit three rural schools, randomly assigning them to PERI, PGRI, or CAU. Each school will recruit 50 children with ACE. Additionally, the investigators will recruit 150 urban children of similar ages to the rural children. Urban and rural children will be randomly paired to form urban-rural reading groups, reading different types of books and engaging in discussions. It is hypothesized that, after the intervention, rural children in the PERI group will show significantly greater improvements in emotion regulation self-efficacy and emotional awareness compared to the PGRI and CAU groups. These group differences are expected to persist at 1-month and 3-month follow-up assessments.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Emotion Regulation Adverse Childhood Experience

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In the PERI, all children will receive three books about emotion knowledge. The paired reading groups will read and discuss these books over the next six weeks. Before starting the reading sessions, the paired groups will meet online via video to get to know each other and set reading goals. During the reading process, participants will check in daily with their reading progress. From the second week to the fifth week, participants will engage in weekly online discussions about the reading content. These discussions, led by the urban children, will follow a semi-structured discussion guide. The discussions aim to deepen the children's understanding of the book content and facilitate the application of emotion-related knowledge and emotion regulation strategies in their daily lives. The discussion sessions will be recorded and uploaded for regular review by the researchers.

the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Apart from the differences in the reading materials and discussion topics, all other aspects are identical to the PERI group. In the online PGRI, children will read three books of their choice, and discussions will center around general reading experiences and feelings.

Care as Usual (CAU)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI)

In the PERI, all children will receive three books about emotion knowledge. The paired reading groups will read and discuss these books over the next six weeks. Before starting the reading sessions, the paired groups will meet online via video to get to know each other and set reading goals. During the reading process, participants will check in daily with their reading progress. From the second week to the fifth week, participants will engage in weekly online discussions about the reading content. These discussions, led by the urban children, will follow a semi-structured discussion guide. The discussions aim to deepen the children's understanding of the book content and facilitate the application of emotion-related knowledge and emotion regulation strategies in their daily lives. The discussion sessions will be recorded and uploaded for regular review by the researchers.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)

Apart from the differences in the reading materials and discussion topics, all other aspects are identical to the PERI group. In the online PGRI, children will read three books of their choice, and discussions will center around general reading experiences and feelings.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 9 and 15 years;
2. Experience of at least one adverse childhood experience;
3. Independent reading ability in Chinese;
4. Could use electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, or computers for online paired reading;
5. Informed consent obtained from both the child and their parents.
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Peking University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yinyin Zang, PhD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Peking University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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Paired Reading in ACE Children

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id