N/A N=31 Prevention

Implementing and Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Refugee Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Emotional Wellness

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Nov 2023

Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Social Emotional Competence — 25.33; 20.00 units on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: EMPOWER (Behavioral)
Age: Pediatric · 5+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Yale University
Primary completion: Aug 2022

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change in Social Emotional Competence	25.33; 20.00	—
PRIMARY Change in COVID-19 Knowledge	4.50; 4.33; 4.00; 5	—
SECONDARY Change in Quality of Life	70; 82.5	—
SECONDARY Parent Afghan Symptom Checklist	—	—

Summary

The overall goal of this overall goal is to pilot an adaptation of an established Social-Emotional Learning Program with novel wellness and COVID-19 safety components that are trauma-informed and culturally-specific in a resettled refugee community. In this pilot, "EMPOWER" (Emotions Program Outside the clinic and Wellness Education for Refugees), the study team will assess implementation outcomes (adoption, acceptability, and feasibility) of EMPOWER with refugee children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic through longitudinal evaluations and measurements of feasibility, acceptability, and attrition. The study team will also evaluate the impact of EMPOWER by assessing (a) children's social-emotional learning competence and (b) children's and family's COVID-19 knowledge.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

at least 1 year of schooling in the United States
must speak: Pashto, Dari or English
connected with the community organization: Elena's Light

Exclusion Criteria

inability to meet any of the requirements of the inclusion criteria

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04931888). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.