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Testing the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System

Description

The goals of this hybrid type 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) are to evaluate the effectiveness and individual-level implementation of a 1-month app-based meditation program with youth on probation in Cook County, IL. The primary questions it is designed to answer are: 1. Is the meditation app associated with improvements in behavioral health outcomes including cannabis use problems? 2. Do improvements in emotion regulation appear to mediate the effects of the meditation app on these behavioral health outcomes? 3. Will youth adequately adhere to the meditation app?

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goals of this hybrid type 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) are to evaluate the effectiveness and individual-level implementation of a 1-month app-based meditation program with youth on probation in Cook County, IL. The primary questions it is designed to answer are: 1. Is the meditation app associated with improvements in behavioral health outcomes including cannabis use problems? 2. Do improvements in emotion regulation appear to mediate the effects of the meditation app on these behavioral health outcomes? 3. Will youth adequately adhere to the meditation app?

Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App Addressing Substance Use, Sexual Health, and Emotion Regulation Among Legal-Involved Youth

Testing the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System

Condition
Behavioral Health
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 13-20 years old
  • * In probation programming (i.e., in legal programming but not detained) in Cook County
  • * Have access to an Apple/Android smartphone
  • * Understand and provide assent/consent
  • * Have parental consent (if under 18 years old)
  • * English-speaking, due to norming of instruments

Ages Eligible for Study

13 Years to 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Illinois at Chicago,

Study Record Dates

2029-08-30