CompletedNot Applicable

Mindfulness and Relaxation Interventions in Individual Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents

Germany90 participantsStarted 2019-02-08

Plain-language summary

The study 'Mindfulness and Relaxation interventions in Individual Training Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents' (MARS-CA) aims to examine the effects of short session-introducing interventions with mindfulness elements (SIIME) on juvenile patients' psychopathological symptomatology and therapeutic alliance at the beginning of the first 24 therapy sessions.

Who can participate

Age range11 Years – 19 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * A primary hyperkinetic disorder, depressive disorder or anxiety disorder diagnosis * treatment at the Center for Psychological Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg Exclusion Criteria: * age below 11 or above 19 * insufficient German language skills * psychotic disorder * acute suicidality

What they're measuring

Changes in Youth Self-Report 11-18 R (YSR 11-18 R)

Timeframe: on first treatment day, after 3 weeks, 10 weeks, 17 weeks, 24 weeks (in each case after a 50 minutes therapy session) and at a 6-month follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04034576

SponsorHeidelberg University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-05-24

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