Mindfulness lessons could ease hospital fears for kids

NCT ID NCT07379021

Symptom relief Sponsor: Ataturk University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a mindfulness-based emotion regulation training program can help children aged 7-11 who are hospitalized for at least four days feel less afraid and better control their emotions. Half of the 54 participants will receive the training alongside usual care, while the other half gets only usual care. Researchers will measure changes in emotion regulation and medical fear using standard questionnaires.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: mindfulness-based emotion regulation training
What this could lead to: If it works, this could give hospitalized children a simple, sustainable skill to manage fear and emotions during and after their hospital stay.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 54 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The training's effectiveness depends on children's engagement and may not outperform standard distraction techniques.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 54 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

7 to 11 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Be aged between 7 and 11 years old, * Have a planned hospital stay of at least four days, * Be able to speak and understand Turkish, * Be able to read and write (to complete questionnaires), * The child and parent must be willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * The child has a hearing/speech problem that prevents them from communicating, * The child has severe pain or acute respiratory distress that prevents them from participating, * The child has a known psychiatric diagnosis, * The child has previously received similar mindfulness training

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder CHILD syndrome nosocomial infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Child, only FEAR Hospitalism in children

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Mindfulness lessons could ease hospital fears for kids

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