Online Mindfulness-Based College for Young Adults
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Depressive Symptoms, Loneliness, Sedentary Behavior, Mindfulness, Physical Activity, Diet, Sleep, Emotional Regulation, Alcohol Consumption, Youth, Stress, Psychological
In brief
MB-College (MBC) is an 9-week, 9 session program (i.e., the study intervention being tested in the RCT) providing systematic and intensive training in mindfulness meditation practices, applied to health behaviors relevant to college students and young adults. The MBC intervention will be administered live, online via the free video conferencing platform, Zoom, to all eligible study participants enrolled in the active arms of the study. In addition to the 9-week, 9 session MBC class, referred to as "standard dose MBC" from here on out, investigators will also be testing a "low-dose MBC" version of the intervention, where each weekly session will run 1.5 hours in length rather than 2.5 hours. This is a 3-arm randomized controlled trial. The standard-dose and low-dose versions of the MBC intervention will be compared to a third arm of the study, a health education active control group. Members of the control group will be offered the MBC class upon completion of the research study. The Study Aims are to: (1) Evaluate feasibility and acceptability of MBC delivered in two online formats (standard dose vs. low dose). (2) Evaluate impacts of MBC standard-dose vs. MBC low-dose vs. health education control group on health conditions relevant for emerging adults, demonstrated to be influenced by MBC in a prior study, specifically depressive symptoms, loneliness, and sedentary activity. (3) Explore mechanisms by which MBC may exert effects on aforementioned health conditions, including interoceptive awareness, decentering, and perceived stress. Participant Population: young adults aged 18-29 years of age, residing in the United States who screen eligible will be invited to enroll. Students will be screened using a two-part process taking place online. Research assessments at baseline and 3-month will take place digitally using Qualtrics, LLC (Provo, UT, USA) survey management tool. Participants will be sent secure links via email that can be accessed with their participant identification number. Enrolled participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) standard MBC; (2) low-dose MBC or (3) health education control group. The control group will be given the opportunity to participate in the intervention after the study MBC course is completed and follow-up assessments have been administered.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04733300
- Run by
- Eric Loucks
- People needed
- 300
- Starts
- 2020-10-09
- Expected to finish
- 2021-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-02-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18-29 years of age
- Able to read, write, and speak in English
- Access to a computer, tablet, or smart phone device in order to complete online assessments and participate in the online interventions
- Reside in the United States during the research study
You may not qualify if…
- Current, regular mindfulness meditation practice ≥1 time per week
- Untreated, pre-existing mental health conditions, including borderline disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, alcohol or substance abuse, and eating disorders, who are not in regular care of a clinician. These participants are excluded as they may require additional or specialized treatment not able to be provided by the study or are already participating in practices similar to the intervention.
Where it is running
- Mindfulness Center at Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)
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