Well-being Training for Adolescent Depressive Symptoms (TeenWell Study)
This study, called the TeenWell Study, is looking at whether the Healthy Minds Program app can help teenagers aged 14 to 19 who are experiencing elevated depressive symptoms. The app teaches well-being skills through meditation. You could join if you are in high school (or would be) and have a certain score on a depression scale. The study aims to see if using the Healthy Minds Program app for eight weeks can reduce depressive symptoms, with success measured by changes in your PROMIS Pediatric Depression T-Scores at 8 and 20 weeks. The current recruitment status is unclear, but up to 200 participants are planned.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll up to 200 participants. You would be randomly assigned to one of two groups: either the Healthy Minds Program app or the Hydro Coach app.
- What's involved
- You would use a mobile app for eight weeks. You would also complete assessments before, during, and after using the app, and wear a Biostrap band to collect health data.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You would be followed for 20 weeks after starting the study interventions.
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Well-being Training for Adolescent Depressive Symptoms (TeenWell Study)
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06626425
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, Wisconsinstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Matthew Hirshberg, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Center for Healthy Minds, UW Madison
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- PROMIS Pediatric Depression T-Scores8 weeks, 20 weeks
Efficacy will be measured with the PROMIS Pediatric Item Bank (version 3.0) Depressive Symptoms Short Form 8a survey which results in T-scores where a score of less than 55 = None to slight depression, 55.0-59.9 = Mild depression, 60.0-69.9 = Moderate depression, 70 and over = Severe depression.