Study of Children's Well-being After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Belgian French-speaking Primary Schools (DYNAtracs)

Children's Well-being After the COVID-19 Pandemic in French-speaking Primary Schools of the Federation Wallonia - Brussels in Belgium - (DYNAtracs)

In order to limit the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a significant numbers of measures were taken worldwide. It has been shown that the pandemic and its consequences, such as lockdown and isolation, can have a significant long-term impact on the well-being of children.

This study follows the initial DYNAtracs study on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in primary schools. In Belgium, 2488 children and 444 school attenders in 11 primary schools of the Federation Wallonia Brussels are invited. Every participant will be invited to answer a well-being questionnaire. This study aimed to document the children and workers well-being in the primary schools of Belgium after the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study should contribute to improved decision making regarding measures for schools and children well-being in the context of current and future pandemics.

The objective of this study is to document the well-being of children and workers after the COVID 19 pandemic in primary schools of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Well-being
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS)

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 315

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Brussels, Belgium, 1200
    • UCLouvain

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Sampling procedure for the initial study Eight schools will be chosen by purposive sampling on three criteria: either high or low size of the school, a school within an area with either a high or a low incidence of SARS-CoV-2 on 06/05/2020, the first wave of COVID-19 in Belgium, and a school with either a high or a low socioeconomic level (Belgian 20-point-scale ISE index superior to thirteen or inferior to seven). As direct partners in the project, the ONE ("Office de la naissance et de l'enfance") and the PSE teams ("Promotion de la Santé à l'Ecole") will give a list of schools corresponding to these three criteria.

In this present study, the investigators will return to the same schools as in the previous DYNAtracs study.

All participants will be invited to complete a paper questionnaire.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All children between the ages of 6 and 12 years and all school attenders from selected primary schools were invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal or absence of written informed consent before enrolment

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Anxiety symptoms in children	Anxiety symptoms measured by the "Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale" after the COVID-19 pandemic. A total anxiety score can be calculated by counting 28 items. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 28. The higher the score the greater the susceptibility to anxiety.	Once
Anxiety and depression symptoms in school staff.	Anxiety and depression symptoms measured by the "Hospital Anxiety and Depression" Scale in adults after the COVID-19 pandemic.The person is invited to choose between 4 responses for each question and the score varies between 0 to 3. A total anxiety and depression score can be calculated for a total of 21 points each. The minimum value is 0 and the maximum is 21. A score under or equal 7 was considered with an absence of anxiety and depression; between 8 to 10 corresponds to an anxious or depressive symptoms; and over 11 indicates a definite state of anxiety or depression.	Once

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain
• Investigators: Study Director: Annie Robert, Pr, Université Catholique de Louvain

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Study website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 14, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 27, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): February 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 5, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Primary schools
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2022/06DEC/469

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No