Effectiveness of a rhythm and movement approach to improving preschool children's self-regulatio

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• Conditions: Self-regulation; Executive function; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001342101
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 7 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are educators in each of six early learning centres approached to participate, and all children enrolled in the kindergarten class in each centre.

To be eligible centres will:
1) Affiliate or branch member with large service provider and secondary sponsor of the trial, Creche and Kindergarten Association.
2) Be located within 70km from Brisbane, Australia CBD
2) Be in a low socioeconomic area as indicated by being in the top 3 deciles of SEIFA (most disadvantaged, deciles 1 to 3)
3) Be in a community area where 2018 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data indicates a higher than national average level of child vulnerability in both domains of social competence and emotional maturity.
4) Run a five-day fortnight kindergarten program with the same cohort of children attending at least 2 consecutive days per week
5) Have a teacher in the kindergarten program who is not planning to retire, resign, transfer, or take long service leave during the trial period in 2020 (as indicated on the expression of interest form).
6) Have a typically start-of-year enrolment of at least 80% of capacity (17 children).

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified