Effectiveness of an Adventure-based Training Programme

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Other: a placebo control programme; Behavioral: an adventure-based training programme

• Registration Number: NCT02517450
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-09
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Study First Submitted: 2015-07-28
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-08-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

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 & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
placebo control group	a placebo control programme	The subjects had to participate a placebo control programme
experimental group	an adventure-based training programme	The subjects had to participate an adventure-based training programme.

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

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