Clinical Trial

PACE Study: School-Based Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions for Children

Study acronym: PACE

Recruiting

Record status

This record was last updated March 19, 2026 (before its estimated June 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of three school-based interventions focused on mindfulness, compassion, and social-emotional learning on children's psychological well-being and higher-order cognitive functions. The interventions are delivered in the classroom through structured experiential activities. Children are assessed before and after the interventions using standardized tests and questionnaires measuring attention, executive functions, emotional regulation, mindfulness, self-compassion, and social-emotional skills.

Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment

This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2026-02-09.

Trial Details

NCT Number	NCT07398781
Lead Sponsor	IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris Collaborators: University of Pisa, University of Florence, John Cabot University
Conditions	School-based Intervention, Mindfulness-based Intervention, Compassion, Emotion Regulation
Enrollment	500 participants
Start Date	2026-04-13
Primary Completion	2026-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-19