Well-being Training for Adolescent Depressive Symptoms

Description

This study is being done to see if the Healthy Minds Program app helps adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms. Up to 200 participants will be on study for 20 weeks.

Conditions

Depression

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Study Details

Study overview

This study is being done to see if the Healthy Minds Program app helps adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms. Up to 200 participants will be on study for 20 weeks.

Smartphone-based Meditation Training to Reduce Adolescent Depression

Well-being Training for Adolescent Depressive Symptoms

Condition
Depression
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Madison

Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

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.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Has received a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma (HSED or GED)
  • 2. Weekly or more frequent meditation practice
  • 3. Prior use of the Healthy Minds Program app
  • 4. Prior use of the water tracking app
  • 5. PROMIS Depression Scale T-score less than 60 or sum of Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) less than 2
  • 6. Endorses current suicidal thoughts on the baseline screen
  • 7. Self-reported history of psychosis or mania
  • 8. Currently receiving, history of receiving, or planning to start any of the following types of therapy within the next 5 months: Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and other mindfulness-based therapies (e.g., Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy)

Ages Eligible for Study

14 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Matthew Hirshberg, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Center for Healthy Minds, UW Madison

Study Record Dates

2026-10