Can emotional intelligence training ease teen distress? new trial tests school program
NCT ID NCT06713460
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a 9-week school program designed to improve emotional intelligence and resilience in 104 adolescents aged 14-16 who are experiencing emotional distress. Participants will take part in group sessions and activities. The study measures changes in well-being, resilience, and emotional skills.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multicomponent emotional intelligence intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, school-based program to help teens manage emotional distress and improve their mental well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 104 participants. The results may not apply to all teens, and the program may not produce lasting benefits.
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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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104 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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14 to 16 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents with emotional distress scores on the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well- being Scale. * Adolescents aged 14-16 ( in 9th Grade). * Informed consent form signed (by adolescents and their parent or legal guardian) Exclusion Criteria: * Physical illnesses that prevent attendance at scheduled sessions, severe mental disorders (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, major depression, schizophrenia). * No comprehension of the language * Lack of consent from the adolescents or their parents or legal guardians
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
Terrassa, Barcelona, 08227, Spain
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Institut Can Roca
Terrassa, Barcelona, 08227, Spain
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