Effects of Mindfulness Training on the Psychological Well-being of Preschoolers

September 16, 2021 updated by: Professor Lam Shui-fong, The University of Hong Kong
The present study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness course on the psychological well-being of preschoolers (i.e., attention and impulsivity, prosocial behavior, empathy, emotion regulation and conduct). Participants will be randomized to either intervention (dots Curriculum) or wait-list control condition. Participants will complete a computerized task and they will be interviewed to complete a scenario test before (baseline) and after the intervention. The parents and class teacher will also be invited to complete a survey at baseline and after the intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

16

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • Jockey Club "Peace and Awareness" Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 6 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

  • Aged 3-6 years
  • Studying in pre-school settings

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group
Behavioral: dots Curriculum
dots is a mindfulness curriculum developed by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for children aged 3-6 in pre-school settings. The program consists of 15-minute twice weekly lessons that span for fifteen weeks. dots has various suggestions for "Have A Go" after each session - both in the classroom and at home.
No Intervention: Wait-list control
Participants in wait-list control group will receive the same intervention, two months after their counterparts in experimental group completed the intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Attention and Impulsivity
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after intervention
A computerized task of attention and impulsivity (Conners Kiddie Continuous Performance Test 2nd Edition, K-CPT 2)
Baseline, Immediately after intervention
Change in Prosocial Behavior and Empathy
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after intervention
Scenario test depicting common social interactions face by preschoolers, A and B version (each with four scenarios), score on a scale of 0 to 2
Baseline, Immediately after intervention
Change in Attention, Emotion Regulation, Prosocial Behavior and Conduct
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after intervention
Parent and teacher surveys adapted from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), 12 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always)
Baseline, Immediately after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 30, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 16, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

September 27, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 27, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UHongKong(JC PandA)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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