Effectiveness of an Adventure-based Training Programme

Effectiveness of an Adventure-based Training Programme in Promoting the Psychological Well-being of Primary School Children

This study tested the effectiveness of an adventure-based training programme in promoting the psychological well-being of primary schoolchildren. A randomised controlled trial was conducted, with 56 primary school pupils randomly assigned to the experimental group participating in the adventure-based training programme and 64 to the attention placebo control group.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: an adventure-based training programme; Other: a placebo control programme

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 120
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 9 years to 14 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hong Kong Chinese primary pupils from forms 5 and 6 of two schools were invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• those with a chronic illness or identified cognitive and learning problems were excluded.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group; The subjects had to participate an adventure-based training programme.	Behavioral: an adventure-based training programme; The programme consisted of five education sessions (around 75 minutes each) and a day's adventure-based training camp at the end of the academic year
Placebo Comparator: placebo control group; The subjects had to participate a placebo control programme	Other: a placebo control programme; Subjects in the control group were invited to attend five 75-minute sessions of leisure activities, organised by a community centre, which included a cartoon film show, handicraft workshops, a health talk on the prevention of influenza and age-appropriate physical leisure activities, such as table tennis, badminton, chess and Chinese billiards. Additionally, they were invited to join a day visit to Hong Kong Ocean Park at the end of the academic year.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at baseline	baseline depressive symptoms	baseline
change of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at 9 months from baseline	depressive symptoms after the last intervention session	9 months
change of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at 12 months from baseline	depressive symptoms after 3 months from the last intervention session	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children at baseline	baseline anxiety level	baseline
change of The Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children at 9 months from baseline	anxiety level after the last intervention session	9 months
change of The Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children at 12 months from baseline	anxiety level after 3 months from the last intervention session	12 months
The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at baseline	baseline self-esteem	baseline
change of The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at 9 month from baseline	self-esteem after the last intervention session	9 months
change of The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at 12 month from baseline	self-esteem after 3 months from the last intervention session	12 months
The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic at baseline	baseline quality of life	baseline
change of The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic at 9 months from baseline	quality of life after the last intervention session	9 months
change of The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic at 12 months from baseline	quality of life after 3 months from the last intervention session	12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: William, Ho Cheung LI, PhD, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 4, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): August 7, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 7, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 4, 2015
• Last Verified: August 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Subjects
• Other Study ID Numbers: UW 12-237