Strengthening Health and Insight in New Educators

NCT06745934 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 24-01-7242R15MH134225
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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

Keywords

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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression - Short Form 8b

  Participants will self-report on depression. Each of the 8 items is rated on 1 (1 = Never) to 5 (5 = Always) scale. Responses will be summed to create the raw scale score. Higher values indicate greater symptoms of depression (i.e., a worse outcome).

  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

  Participants will self-report on anxiety. Each of the 7 items is rated on 1 (1 = Never) to 5 (5 = Always) scale. Responses will be summed to create the raw scale score. Higher values indicate greater symptoms of anxiety (i.e., a worse outcome).

  Participants will report on anxiety at baseline, post-intervention (3 months after baseline), 3-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Turnover Intentions

  Participants will report turnover intentions at 3-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up.

Other Outcomes (2)

• Teaching Quality: edTPA

  edTPA scores will be collected immediately after the intervention.

• Teaching Quality: Candidate Preservice Assessment of Student Teaching (CPAST)

  CPAST scores will be collected immediately after the intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Business as Usual

NO INTERVENTION

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

Healthy Minds Program

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Behavioral: Healthy Minds Program

Interventions

Healthy Minds Program BEHAVIORAL

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

Healthy Minds Program

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Alzheimer Disease; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Dementia; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Tauopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Personal Satisfaction

Central Study Contacts

Summer S Braun, Ph.D.

CONTACT

2053486159; ssbraun@ua.edu

Alison L Hooper, Ph.D.

CONTACT

205-348-0303; alhooper2@ua.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2024
• First Posted: December 20, 2024
• Study Start: January 17, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Last Updated: April 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

US (1)