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Led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Updated on 2025-06-11
74
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
8 weeks
Total Duration
L
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Lead Sponsor
B
Brain Canada
Collaborating Sponsor
Researchers are studying the effects of Making Mindfulness Matter (M3), an online mindfulness program for children aged 4 to 12 with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and their caregivers. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to assess whether the M3 program improves the child's health-related quality of life and mental health, as well as the caregivers' well-being. The study also seeks to understand the link between mental health and disease outcomes in children with JIA. The trial involves two groups: one receiving the M3 intervention and the other serving as a waitlist control. The intervention consists of an 8-week online program with live sessions led by facilitators. Parents participate in weekly 90-minute sessions, while children attend separate 60-minute sessions tailored to their age and developmental level. Children and parents join together for a shared mindfulness exercise after each child session. Control group participants continue usual treatment and complete questionnaires during the study period; they will receive the M3 program after the trial to reduce dropouts. Participants and their caregivers will complete questionnaires at the start, during, and after the intervention to measure quality of life, mental health, disease severity, and executive function. The program's feasibility and participant satisfaction will also be evaluated. The study will last through the 8-week intervention and include follow-up assessments up to two months afterward. This trial is sponsored by the London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute and Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's.
CONDITIONS
M3-JIA: Making Mindfulness Matter for Children With JIA
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Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or online)
Duration - 8 weeks
Participants attend a standardized 8-week online mindfulness program called Making Mindfulness Matter (M3), with separate weekly live sessions for children and their caregivers. Children attend 1-hour sessions and parents attend 1.5-hour sessions, learning mindfulness concepts at developmentally appropriate levels.
Weekly online sessions for 8 weeks
Duration - Approximately 4 months
Participants complete follow-up questionnaires to assess health related quality of life, mental health, and disease outcomes at multiple time points after the intervention.
3 online questionnaire timepoints at 9 weeks, 18 weeks, and 2 months after intervention completion
Total: 3 locations
1
McMaster Children's Hospital,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
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LHSC Children' Hosptial
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9
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3
Sickids
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1E8
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S
Sarah Wells
R
Roberta Berard, MD
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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