Testing the Effects of Project Calm in Ukrainian Schools

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Conditions studied: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Child Behavior

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a universal, digital, single-session intervention for youth mental health, functioning, and well-being, when implemented with Ukrainian children and adolescents. The intervention teaches well-established procedures that research has shown to be effective in helping American children calm themselves and regulate emotions, including slowed breathing and peaceful mental imagery. The intervention has not been tested previously with Ukrainian students. Participants will be provided access to this brief online program as part of the school curriculum. Students will be randomly assigned to receive the digital program either immediately or after 2 months. This 2-month lag will allow for evaluating the effectiveness of Project Calm in improving students' mental health, well-being, and self-calming skills. This will also allow for evaluating the effectiveness of such an intervention for war-exposed youths for whom these interventions may be especially helpful given the gap between these children's needs for mental health services and the very limited availability of clinicians

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06217705

Run by

Harvard University

People needed

728

Starts

2024-01-16

Expected to finish

2024-07-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-13

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Youth in grades 4+ at partnering schools for Ukrainian children
• Youth and at least one guardian consent to adolescent participation in study
• Youth reads Ukrainian well enough to effectively complete the digital programs
• Youth has access to a digital device

You may not qualify if…

• Youth does not have access to a digital device
• Youth has an intellectual disability that precludes comprehension of the program content

Where it is running

• Harvard University — Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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