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Brain Games to Improve Executive Function in São Paulo, Brazil

NCT03491488 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2018-04-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A growing body of research has highlighted the critical importance of children's self-regulation and executive function skills for their school performance as well as for their later life outcomes. Starting around age three, children have a unique potential to improve these skills and establish positive behaviors that will support them in school and life.

This project will adapt, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Games intervention package as a tool to improve children's self-regulation and executive function skills. Brain Games were developed as part of larger behavioral intervention package in the US, and are designed to build the fundamental self-regulation skills that children need to be successful in school as well as later in life. The Brain Games curriculum will be adapted to Brazil, and evaluated through a 12 month randomized controlled trial with 60 crèches in São Paulo to assess its impact on children's self-regulation and executive functioning skills.

Conditions

  • Executive Function

Interventions

OTHER

Brain Games

The Brain Games intervention package is used as a tool to improve children's self-regulation and executive function skills. Brain Games were developed as part of larger behavioral intervention package in the US, and are designed to build the fundamental self-regulation skills that children need to be successful in school as well as later in life. The games are designed to be played in the classroom between regular activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grand Challenges Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fundação Maria Cecília Souto Vidigal

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Harvard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexandra Brentani, PhD · USao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-16
Primary Completion
2019-06-01
Completion
2019-12-01

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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