Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System

NCT06555172 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2023-0363
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers in the juvenile legal system and other professionals working directly with legal-involved youth.

Conditions

Anxiety; Depression; Burnout, Professional; Emotion Regulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• App adherence

  Days of objective app usage

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Acceptability

  1 month

• Appropriateness

  1 Month

• Feasibility of App Implementation

  1 month

• Usability

  1 month

• Satisfaction with intervention

  1 month

Other Outcomes (13)

• Anxiety

  baseline, 1 month, 6 months

• Depression

  baseline, 1 month, 6 months

• Workplace burnout

  baseline, 1 month, 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants randomized to the intervention arm will receive the AIM+ mindfulness meditation app.

Behavioral: Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+

Resource+

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants randomized to the active control arm will receive the Resource+ informational resource app.

Behavioral: Resource+

Interventions

Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ BEHAVIORAL

AIM+ is a smartphone-based app that teaches mindfulness meditation to professionals working with legal-involved youth over a 30-day "path." Each day of the path consists of a brief (approximately 5- to 10-minute) audio-guided meditation practice, with brief videos interspersed to illustrate key concepts and promote engagement. In addition to the 30 daily path files, users have access to a menu of "to go" audio-guided meditation practices that they can use as relevant to their workday (e.g., for professionals to listen to before attending a meeting). AIM+ also includes a menu of audio-guided meditation practices that officers can share with the youth on their caseloads (e.g., for youth to listen to before attending court).

Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+

Resource+ BEHAVIORAL

Resource+ is a smartphone-based app that is matched to AIM+ for time and structure, but it includes information on community resources that professionals can provide to the youth with whom they work in place of the meditation content featured in AIM+.

Resource+

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Currently working with youth in the juvenile legal system or related juvenile services and programming
• English speaking
• Able to understand and provide consent
• At least 18 years old
• Have an Android or Apple smartphone

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Chicago: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Kendall AD, Pela E, Amonica D, Jaworski E, Floyd B; AIM+ Community Advisory Board. Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Apr 24;14:e71867. doi: 10.2196/71867.

  PMID: 40273446 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Burnout, Professional; Emotional Regulation

Interventions

Mindfulness; Health Resources

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Self-Control; Social Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Planning; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Delivery of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Central Study Contacts

Ashley D Kendall, PhD

CONTACT

312-355-1836; akendall@uic.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Participants will be individually randomized at a 1:1 ratio to 1 of 2 smartphone app conditions: (1) AIM+, a 30-day mindfulness meditation app, or (2) Resource+, a 30-day informational app that is matched to AIM+ for time and structure but provides information on local resources relevant to youth.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 12, 2024
• First Posted: August 15, 2024
• Study Start: November 21, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: February 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: Data sharing will generally coincide with publication of the study's main findings and is intended to take place within 1 year after acceptance of the primary manuscripts.
• Access Criteria: To be determined

Locations

US (1)