Community-Based Music Mindfulness Intervention on Children

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT07481968

State University of New York at Buffalo35 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how community-based music mindfulness interventions impact anxiety, depression, and overall emotional well-being in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or anxiety. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How do participants' psychological states change from the start to the end of the intervention? * What physiological changes, including heart rate variability and sleep patterns, are observed after the intervention? * Is this study feasible and acceptable to the community? Participants will: * Attend in-person sessions, bi-weekly for 8 weeks * Regularly complete psychometric assessments * Wear fitness trackers daily, including overnight, throughout the study period * Track self-guided intervention online * Participate in semi-structured interviews pre-/post-study

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages: 8-12 Exclusion Criteria: * Regular mindfulness or meditation practice (at least once/week) * Participation in formal meditation or mindfulness interventions within the past year * Suicidal ideation, self-injurious behaviour, or homicidal ideation * Active psychosis symptoms * Hospitalization within the past 6 months for psychiatric or medical conditions * Diagnosis of seizure disorder or other neurological disorders * History of thyroid or cardiovascular diseases * Current substance use disorders

Locations (2)

Clinical Translational Research Center

Buffalo, New York, United States

Delavan Grider Community Center

Buffalo, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean Score Attentional Control Scale for Children

The Attentional Control Scale for Children (ACS-C) is a validated, self-reported questionnaire. It contains 20-items to assess attentional control abilities. Scores are rated on a 4-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater attentional control.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Mean Score of Social Connectedness Scale

The Social Connectedness Scale (SCS) is a validated, 20-item, self-reported questionnaire. It assesses perceived social connectedness: the sense of being connected and part of a larger community or social group. The scores are rated on a 6-point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 20 to 120; the output reflects the level of social connectedness.

Time frame: 8 weeks