M3-JIA: Making Mindfulness Matter for Children With JIA

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

M3 Intervention group: The M3© program offered online concurrently for parents and children (4-12 years of age). Each parent session is 90 minutes long, and each child session is 60 minutes long. Parents and children learn similar concepts, at developmentally appropriate levels.

M3 Waitlist Group: The M3© program offered online concurrently for parents and children (4-12 years of age). Each parent session is 90 minutes long, and each child session is 60 minutes long. Parents and children learn similar concepts, at developmentally appropriate levels.

Study summary

The investigator will evaluate the efficacy of M3©, an intervention for patients with JIA and their caregivers. Children with Juvenile arthritis and their parents will attend an 8 week online program called Making Mindfulness Matter (M3). This is a facilitator-led program that integrates knowledge and skills related to mindfulness, social-emotional learning, neuroscience, and positive psychology to promote coping and resiliency for children and families in context of the challenges of pediatric chronic disease. The child program is designed for children 4-12 years of age, with each lesson including a variety of concrete ways to teach children skills based on their age/developmental level.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• conduct a pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of a live-online mindfulness-based family intervention program, Making Mindfulness Matter (M3©) for children with JIA and their caregiver(s). — Throughout the study enrollment period and over the 8 weeks of intervention.
  At the start of each session, parents will complete a one-page (12-item) semi-structured questionnaire evaluating treatment fidelity, at home utilization of M3 skills. At the end of each session, parents will complete an overall feedback form on the intervention. Facilitators will complete a two-page questionnaire providing feedback on the session. At the start and end of the M3 program, children will be asked to complete a feeling face questionnaire rated on a 3-point scale about topics discussed in the group such as how our brain works when upset and what is mindfulness. The minimum score being 0 with the highest score being 10 where the higher the score means the better the outcome.

Trial sites (3)

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