Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Code:

NCT06745934

Conditions

Anxiety Symptoms

Depressive Symptoms

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Healthy Minds Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

Teachers are at notable risk for depression and anxiety. The present study tests an app-based mindfulness intervention for teachers in their final year of training with the goal of preventing the deterioration of their mental health during the transition into the classroom. The project will strengthen the research environment at the University of Alabama and will involve undergraduate research assistants in each step of the research process.

Conditions

Anxiety Symptoms

Depressive Symptoms

Study ID

NCT06745934

Start date

Jan 17, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2025

Completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students in Block 3 will be invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students who are not in Block 3 will be excluded. Participants experiencing suicidal ideations at baseline and deemed via the clinical risk assessment procedure to be at moderate or high risk of suicide will be excluded from the study after baseline, and prior to randomization.

Study Design

Enrollment

140 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Business as Usual

Participants in this arm will continue with daily life as usual.

experimental: Healthy Minds Program

Participants in this arm engage with the Healthy Minds Program app.

Interventions

Healthy Minds Program

Participants in this arm engage with the Healthy Minds Program app/

Primary outcome measure

  • Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression - Short Form 8b [ Time Frame: Participants will report on depression at baseline, post-intervention (3 months after baseline), 3-month follow-up , and 12-month follow-up. ]
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety - Short Form 7a [ Time Frame: Participants will report on anxiety at baseline, post-intervention (3 months after baseline), 3-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Summer S Braun, Ph.D.

2053486159ssbraun@ua.edu

Alison L Hooper, Ph.D.

205-348-0303alhooper2@ua.edu

Locations

University of Alabama

Recruiting

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35487

Contacts

Summer Braun

2053486159ssbraun@ua.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Last update posted

Apr 2, 2025

Last verified

Mar, 2025

Keywords

  • Healthy Minds Program
  • mindfulness-based intervention
  • app
  • pre-service teachers
  • mental health

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 Alabama, Tuscaloosa on 2025-04-02.