Effectiveness of an Adventure-based Training Programme

NCT02517450 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: UW 12-237
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

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.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Subjects

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at baseline

  baseline depressive symptoms

  baseline

• change of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at 9 months from baseline

  depressive symptoms after the last intervention session

  9 months

• change of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at 12 months from baseline

  depressive symptoms after 3 months from the last intervention session

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• The Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children at baseline

  baseline

• change of The Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children at 9 months from baseline

  9 months

• change of The Chinese version of the State Anxiety Scale for Children at 12 months from baseline

  12 months

• The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at baseline

  baseline

• change of The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at 9 month from baseline

  9 months

Study Arms (2)

experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The subjects had to participate an adventure-based training programme.

Behavioral: an adventure-based training programme

placebo control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The subjects had to participate a placebo control programme

Other: a placebo control programme

Interventions

an adventure-based training programme BEHAVIORAL

The programme consisted of five education sessions (around 75 minutes each) and a day's adventure-based training camp at the end of the academic year

experimental group

a placebo control programme OTHER

Subjects in the control group were invited to attend five 75-minute sessions of leisure activities, organised by a community centre, which included a cartoon film show, handicraft workshops, a health talk on the prevention of influenza and age-appropriate physical leisure activities, such as table tennis, badminton, chess and Chinese billiards. Additionally, they were invited to join a day visit to Hong Kong Ocean Park at the end of the academic year.

placebo control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Hong Kong Chinese primary pupils from forms 5 and 6 of two schools were invited to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• those with a chronic illness or identified cognitive and learning problems were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Officials

• William, Ho Cheung LI, PhD

  School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2015
• First Posted: August 7, 2015
• Study Start: April 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2011
• Study Completion: October 1, 2011
• Last Updated: August 7, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-08