The Effects of Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on Young Adolescents in Primary School-Α One Arm Clinical Trial

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Promotion; Adolescence; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: PSAI-CA

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04824326

12413/09-11-2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this one arm clinical trial, students of the 6th grade in a primary school participated in the PSAI for 8 weeks. Self-report questionnaires and hair cortisol concentrations were used for the evaluation of the aforementioned variables at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Enrollment: 39 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• attended the 6th Grade of primary education.

Exclusion criteria

• . absence of parental informed written consent
• diagnosis of mental health problemc.
• presence of any disease that could influence glucocorticoid levels
• pharmacological treatment that could influence cortisol levels
• practice of other stress management techniques

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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39 participants in 1 patient group

Pythagorean Self Awareness Intervention for Children and Adolescence(PSAI-CA)

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention is based on the principles of the teaching of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras. These principals set a basic framework for behavior on the basis of experiential learning and weekly evaluation of the implementation of 12 virtues. The technique is practiced twice a day(before night sleep and in the morning before getting up from bed) and evolves into five successive steps;1)reading of the 12 virtues and diaphragmatic breathing, 2)recall every event og the day,3)third person visualization and self-observation, 4)self-dialogue "What have I done wrong?", "What have I done right?", "What have I omitted that I ought to have done?" Endorsement or disapproval of actions according to the 12 virtues and the instructions for a healthy lifestyle, 5) next morning brief revision of the previous night's conclusions and setting of goals for the upcoming day.

Treatment:

Behavioral: PSAI-CA