Can counseling boost emotional skills and motivation in kids who struggle with language?
NCT ID NCT07822282
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
Researchers are testing a school-based psychological counseling program for children with language learning difficulties. The program aims to build emotional intelligence and increase learning motivation. The study includes 360 fourth-grade students, aged 9 to 10, from 20 schools in eastern Saudi Arabia. Half receive the counseling program and half do not. Researchers measure emotional intelligence and learning motivation before and after, and interview children and teachers about changes they notice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a school-based psychological counseling program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, schools could add emotional-skills counseling to the support they give children with language learning difficulties, helping them stay motivated and manage feelings around schoolwork.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral program, not a medical treatment, and its benefits may fade once sessions end. Results from one region of Saudi Arabia may not apply to children elsewhere, and the study cannot prove the program caused any changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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360 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Plaintext Inclusion Criteria: * Primary school fourth-grade students aged 9-10 years. * Identified with language learning difficulties. * Enrolled in the school where the study is conducted. * Informed consent provided by parents or legal guardians, along with student assent. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe sensory, neurological, or intellectual impairments that prevent active group participation. * Concurrent participation in other formal emotional or psychological group interventions during the study period. * Unwillingness or inability to commit to attending the required group sessions.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rommel
Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia