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Well-being Training for Adolescent Depressive Symptoms

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Study Overview

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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.

Official Title

Smartphone-based Meditation Training to Reduce Adolescent Depression

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-12-07

Study Completion:2026-10

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06626425

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:14 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Age 18 years or older Willing and able to provide informed consent Able to understand and follow study procedures Stable medical condition	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)

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Age 18 years or older
Willing and able to provide informed consent
Able to understand and follow study procedures
Stable medical condition

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)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Matthew Hirshberg, PhD

CONTACT

(608) 262-0035

hirshberg@wisc.edu

Principal Investigator

Matthew Hirshberg, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center for Healthy Minds, UW Madison

Study Locations (Sites)

Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

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

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-12-07

Study Completion Date2026-10

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-12-07

Study Completion Date2026-10

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

adolescent
meditation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Depression