Implementing Learning 2 BREATHE in Campus Connections

NCT04927286 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2008
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 103
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this study is to investigate a mindfulness-based intervention's feasibility/acceptability and effectiveness for improving eating behaviors and depression symptoms among adolescents (9-18y; 63% living on low-income), referred to a community-based mentoring program for being "at-risk for not reaching their full potential" (e.g., Department of Human Services involvement, behavioral/emotion problems). As a part of this study, we will also characterize the real-time relationships among life stressors, untrained state mindfulness, and emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents' daily lives and determine to what extent an MBI helps adolescents to maintain mindfulness and emotion regulation in moments when they experience a stressor.

Conditions

Mindfulness

Keywords

adolescents; mindfulness; ecological momentary assessment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Reward-based Eating Behaviors

  Changes in Reward-based eating behaviors for all participants will be assessed with the Reward-based eating behaviors scale (Mason et al., 2017)

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

• Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms

  The Brief problem monitor (Achenbach et al., 2011) will be used to assess for changes in internalizing (e.g., depression symptoms) and externalizing symptoms for all participants.

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

• Mindfulness

  The mindfulness attention and awareness scale (Brown \& Ryan, 2003) will be used to assess for changes in mindfulness for all participants

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

• Emotion Regulation

  The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (Kaufman et al., 2016) will be used to assess for changes in difficulties with emotion regulation for all participants

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Mentoring+Mindfulness

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Learning to Breathe

Mentoring as usual

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Campus Connections

Interventions

Learning to Breathe BEHAVIORAL

Learning to Breathe is an evidence-based mindfulness curriculum for adolescents

Mentoring+Mindfulness

Campus Connections BEHAVIORAL

Campus Connections is a mentoring program for at-risk adolescents

Mentoring as usual

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Mentees (adolescents) participating in campus connections who are 9-18y and English speaking

You may not qualify if:

• Mentees (adolescents) that are not participating in campus connections

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Colorado State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Colorado State Univeristy

Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Miller-Chagnon RL, Shomaker LB, Prince MA, Krause JT, Rzonca A, Haddock SA, Zimmerman TS, Lavender JM, Sibinga E, Lucas-Thompson RG. The benefits of mindfulness training for momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation: A randomized controlled trial for adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2024 Dec;92(12):800-813. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000910.

  PMID: 39715423 DERIVED

• Miller RL, Shomaker LB, Prince MA, Haddock S, Rzonca A, Krause JT, Zimmerman T, Lavender JM, Sibinga E, Lucas-Thompson RG. Momentary effects of life stressors on mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties among adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. Stress Health. 2024 Oct;40(5):e3414. doi: 10.1002/smi.3414. Epub 2024 Apr 29.

  PMID: 38685855 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2021
• First Posted: June 15, 2021
• Study Start: June 14, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 29, 2022
• Study Completion: June 29, 2022
• Last Updated: September 26, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Locations

US (1)