Effect of a one-time mindfulness intervention in healthy children and adolescents

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Positive effects of mindfulness exercises against stress

Registration Number: DRKS00023735

Lead Sponsor: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Sufficient understanding of the German language; local connection to the Clinic and Polyclinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy of the University of Regensburg; informed consent of the test persons and their legal guardians.

Exclusion Criteria

Current or past psychiatric, psychotherapeutic or neurological treatment; pregnancy/breastfeeding, intellectual disability (IQ < 85) and
Attending a special school

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a mindfulness-based exercise compared to an active control group in healthy children and adolescents. To investigate the effect, the children and adolescents are asked about their current mood, stress and mindfulness state before and after the mindfulness exercise (intervention group) or listening to an audio book extract (control group) using a self-created rating scale based on the multidimensional well-being questionnaire (Steyer, Schwenkmezger, Notz & Eid, 1997). <br>As an additional physiological parameter, the heart rate is recorded before and during the mindfulness exercise or listening to the audio book extract using an electrode.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
As a secondary goal, possible moderating effects on the effects of mindfulness practice compared to the control group through dispositional mindfulness, personality traits and psychological well-being will also be investigated. The above-mentioned constructs are to be assessed by using the following instruments before executing the intervention: Self-Compassion Scale – German Version (SCS-D: Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011); 10 Item Big Five Inventory (BFI-10: Rammstedt & John, 2007); State-Trait-Angst-Depressions-Inventar (STADI: Laux, Hock, Bergner-Köther, Hodapp & Renner, 2013)