Recruiting

Well-being Training

Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Code:

NCT06626425

Conditions

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 14 - 19

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Healthy Minds Program App

Hydro Coach App

Study Details

Brief summary:

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

Study ID

NCT06626425

Start date

Dec 7, 2024

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Jan 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 14 - 19

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

1. Age 14 to 19
2. Currently in high school (i.e., 9th to 12th grade) or if not attending school, would be in high school if enrolled
3. Proficient in English
4. Able to understand and provide informed consent (greater than or equal to 18 years old) or assent and parent/guardian consent (if less than 18 years old)
5. PROMIS Depression Scale T-score greater than or equal to 60
6. If on a psychotropic meditation, has been receiving a stable dose for greater than or equal to 4 weeks
7. Willing and able to complete all study procedures

Exclusion 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. Endorses current active suicidal ideation with intent on the baseline screen
6. Self-reported history of psychosis or mania
7. Practiced the techniques learned in a mindfulness-based therapy Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) etc. one or more times per week in the last 6 months. Include therapy sessions if mindfulness is practiced in session or planning to start one of these therapies during the study period.

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Healthy Minds Program (HMP) App

The HMP is a smartphone meditation-based well-being training.

active comparator: Hydro Coach active control group (HC)

The water tracking app is a publicly available, user-designed hydration app that prompts users to enter in daily liquid consumption and provides optimized hydration recommendations based on user input.

Interventions

Healthy Minds Program App

An 8-week meditation-based well-being training containing content for each of the four pillars of the training program: Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose.

Hydro Coach App

The Hydro Coach app (HC). A smartphone-based wellness app to ensure proper hydration.

Primary outcome measure

  • PROMIS Pediatric Depression T-Scores [ Time Frame: 8 weeks, 20 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Matthew Hirshberg, PhD

(608) 262-0035hirshberg@wisc.edu

Locations

Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin Madison

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

Contacts

Roxanne Hoks Research Program Manager, BA

608-265-2596rmmonticelli@wisc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Last update posted

May 27, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • adolescent
  • meditation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Wisconsin, Madison on 2026-05-27.