#KindGirlsInACTion: A Programme for the Promotion of Mental Health of Female Adolescents

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

— KindGirlsACT  

Official title:

#KindGirlsInACTion: A School-based Intervention to Promote Compassive Competences and Psychological Flexibility in Female Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05149066
• Other study ID #: #KindGirlsInACTion
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: University of Coimbra
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The #KindGirlsInACTion project started in 2017 and developed and implemented a psychotherapeutic intervention program in Portuguese female adolescents. This program aimed to improve the overall quality of life and well-being of the participants, and specifically to promote a qualitative improvement in body image and interpersonal relationships, through the promotion of self-compassion, compassion and psychological flexibility. #KindGirlsInACTion is a school-based program, with 9 sessions over 9 weeks. It is essentially practical and interactive, with exercises created specifically for the program, as well as the regular practice of mindfulness.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• being a female adolescent;
• being aged between 12 and 18;
• being a part of a classroome with immediate availability to attend the sessions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a clinical condition that could compromise the completion of self-report questionnaires;
• Having a significant score on screening measures administered pre-intervention.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Image
• Eating Behavior
• Eating Disorders
• Emotion Regulation
• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Psychological
• Quality of Life

Intervention

Behavioral:
• #KindGirlsInACTion
9-session weekly cognitive-behavioural intervention to promote psychological well-being and prevent body image and eating-related disordered behaviours.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	CINEICC	Coimbra

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Coimbra	Joana Marta-Simões

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Psychological Well-being	Kidscreen-27	5 months
Primary	Psychological Well-being	Kidscreen-27	3 months
Primary	Psychological Wel--being	Kidscreen-27	Baseline
Secondary	Eating Disorders	Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, EDE-Q	Baseline
Secondary	Eating Disorders	Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, EDE-Q	3 months
Secondary	Eating Disorders	Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, EDE-Q	5 months
Secondary	Positive body image	Body Appreciation Scale, BAS-2	Baseline
Secondary	Positive body image	Body Appreciation Scale, BAS-2	3 months
Secondary	Positive body image	Body Appreciation Scale, BAS-2	5 months
Secondary	Social safeness	Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale, SSPS	Baseline
Secondary	Social safeness	Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale, SSPS	3 months
Secondary	Social safeness	Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale, SSPS	5 months
Secondary	Body image shame	Body Image Shame Scale, BISS	Baseline
Secondary	Body image shame	Body Image Shame Scale, BISS	3 months
Secondary	Body image shame	Body Image Shame Scale, BISS	5 months