Testing the Effect of the Youth Mindful Awareness Program on Negative Affect

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Conditions studied: Mindfulness

In brief

Randomized controlled trial comparing a coached, app-based mindfulness intervention versus a no-intervention control condition. Primary outcome: adolescents' reports of affect as measured with ecological momentary assessment (EMA) at post-intervention. Participants will include 120 youth ages 12-17 years old.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04718129

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

110

Starts

2021-05-15

Expected to finish

2023-07-05

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-01

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ages 12- to 17-years-old
• has access to a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device on which they can access the mindfulness app and complete EMA reports. Youth without a device will be provided with one for their time in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• current DSM5 diagnosis of an anxiety or depressive disorder with significant clinical impairment
• current alcohol or substance use disorder; currently suicidal
• lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, conduct disorder, or developmental delay
• reading level below 4th grade
• not English speaking at a level that would allow them to participate in the intervention and assessments.

Where it is running

• Judy Garber — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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