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Applying Mindfulness for Economically Disadvantaged Families

NCT03662867 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2018-09-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a family-based mindfulness intervention (FBMI) in reducing parental stress and promoting child adjustment. Intervention effectiveness will be tested by conducting a randomized controlled trial comparing a group receiving FBMI to a wait-list control group. Children aged five and their parents will be recruited to participate in the study. Eligible families will be recruited, stratified by level of economically disadvantage, behaviour problem scores, and parental stress, and then randomly assigned to the two groups. Intervention groups will be conducted by instructors with professional training. Children in the intervention group are expected to show improvements in cognitive and language development, behaviour problems, attention and emotional/behavior regulation, and physiological stress (reduced cortisol and heart rate variability), compared with the waitlist control group. Parents are expected to show improvements in physiological and psychological stress, and mindfulness, compared with the waitlist control group.

Conditions

  • Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family-based mindfulness intervention

For the parent program of family-based mindfulness intervention, the content includes: guide body scan practice; guide stretching exercise and mindful breathing; guide practice of mindfulness to breath and body; teach three-minute breathing exercise; guide joint session and let parents practice mindfulness with children; guide mindfulness practice of exploring difficulties; and teach loving-kindness practice. For the child program, the content includes: guide mindful breathing exercise; guide mindful movement exercises; use stories of animal characters to guide body scan exercise; guide mindful eating and mindful walking exercise; tell stories about different emotions and guide discussion; guide the imagination exercise about different emotions; and guide loving-kindness practice.

OTHER

Wait-list

No intervention is given between T1 and T2. Family-based mindfulness intervention would be received after posttest of intervention groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Grants Committee, Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hay-ming Herman Lo, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-22
Primary Completion
2018-07-13
Completion
2018-07-13

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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