On Top of Everything: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing a teacher training programme to teach mindfulness among students in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health is decreasing among young people in Denmark. Our primary aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a teacher training programme to teach mindfulness as part of regular classroom teaching in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care on students' self-reported mental well-being 6 months from baseline. Secondary aims are (1) to evaluate the effectiveness in a vulnerable subgroup as well as in the total population of students 3 and 6 months from baseline using other outcome measures on mental health and (2) to investigate the facilitators and barriers among teachers to implement mindfulness in schools.

Methods

This pragmatic cluster-randomised two-arm superiority trial includes 30 upper secondary schools, 13 schools of health and

SUBMITTER: Beck MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824979 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature