Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System

This study is testing two smartphone apps, Bodhi AIM and HIB, with young people aged 13-20 who are in probation programs in Cook County, IL. Bodhi AIM teaches daily meditation, while HIB provides health information. The goal is to see if the meditation app can help reduce cannabis use problems and improve overall behavioral health. Researchers will also check if participants use the apps regularly. To join, you need to be 13-20 years old, on probation in Cook County, have a smartphone, and speak English. If you're under 18, you'll also need permission from a legal guardian. The study's current status is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 300 participants. You would be randomly assigned to use either the Bodhi AIM meditation app or the HIB health information app.
What's involved
You would use one of the apps daily for 30 days. You would also complete health surveys at the start, after 1 month, and after 6 months, and answer questions on your phone for a week at the start and after 1 month.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your health outcomes will be tracked for 6 months after starting the study.

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NCT06997120

Testing the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System

Recruiting
NAAges 13–20InterventionalPrevention
University of Illinois at Chicago
~300 participants
Updated 2026-03-10 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Bodhi AIM (intervention group)HIB (control group)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Cannabis use problems
Measured over baseline, 1 month, 6 months
+1 more outcome measured
Behavioral Health
1 sites across 1 states
Illinois1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

13-20 years old
In probation programming (i.e., in legal programming but not detained) in Cook County
Have access to an Apple/Android smartphone
Understand and provide assent/consent
Have legal guardian permission (if under 18 years old)
English-speaking, due to norming of instruments
  • Cannabis use problemsbaseline, 1 month, 6 months

    The Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test - Revised (CUDIT-R) includes 8 items, each rated on a 4-point scale; higher total scores indicate greater cannabis use problems

  • App adherence1 month

    App files played per objective in-app analytics data