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Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Urban Youth

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00661271
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 18, 2008
Results First Posted : June 28, 2018
Last Update Posted : June 28, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Johns Hopkins University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Our uncontrolled study of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for urban youth suggests benefits in mental health and quality of life outcomes. To evaluate further the specific effects of MBSR, we are conducting a small randomized controlled trial of the MBSR program compared with a health education program.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Stress, Psychological Behavioral: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) Behavioral: Healthy topics Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
A randomized controlled trial will be conducted at two urban clinic sites. HIV-positive youth between the ages of 14 and 22 will be recruited and randomized into either an eight-week (with one retreat session) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course (intervention) or an eight-week (with one retreat session) Healthy Topics (HT) course (active control). Measures of psychological functioning, coping, and life satisfaction will take place at baseline, immediately post-program, and 3-months post program. Medical data, including Cluster of Differentiation 4 (CD4) and viral load counts, will also be collected at the three data collection time points.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 96 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Urban Youth
Study Start Date : September 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2012

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MedlinePlus related topics: Stress

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program with one retreat session
 Behavioral: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)
8 weekly sessions with instruction designed to enhance mindfulness--mindful meditation, mindful yoga, and discussion of mindfulness practice, with one retreat session.
Other Name: MBSR
Active Comparator: Healthy Topics
8-week health education program with one retreat session - based on a health curriculum developed by McGraw/Hill
 Behavioral: Healthy topics
8 week health education program with one retreat session


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) [ Time Frame: assessed at Baseline, 3 months follow-up, 4-6 months follow-up; scores at 4-6 month follow-up reported ]
    • Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) - measures mindfulness with total score range of 1 - 6, where higher scores indicate greater mindfulness
    • Children's Response Style Questionnaire(CRSQ) - measures coping mechanisms along three subscales: rumination (range: 0-3), distraction (range: 0-3) and problem-solving (range: 0-3), where higher scores on any of the subscales indicates more frequent use of that type of coping mechanism
    • Aggression scale - uses total score to measure aggression with a range of 0-6, where higher scores indicated more aggressive behavior


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Quality of Life [ Time Frame: assessed at Baseline, 3 months follow-up, 4-6 months follow-up; scores at 4-6 month follow-up reported ]
    Life satisfaction was measured with the HIV Quality of Life (QOL) measure, which included three subscales: life satisfaction (range: 1-5), illness burden (range: 1-5) and illness anxiety (range: 1-5). For life satisfaction, higher scores indicated higher satisfaction, and for the other two subscales greater scores indicated more issues with illness burden and illness anxiety.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   14 Years to 22 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 14-22 year old youth who receive primary care at the Harriet Lane Clinic or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant developmental, behavioral, substance abuse, or psychiatric disorders
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Locations
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United States, Maryland
Johns Hopkins, Harriet Lane Clinic
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
United States, Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Adolescent Initiative & Special Immunology Clinic
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Sponsors and Collaborators
Johns Hopkins University
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Erica M Sibinga, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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Responsible Party: Johns Hopkins University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00661271    
Other Study ID Numbers: NA_00002064
R21AT005209 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: April 18, 2008    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: June 28, 2018
Last Update Posted: June 28, 2018
Last Verified: May 2018
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins University:
mindfulness
meditation
urban youth
 stress reduction
adolescent
Stress reduction for urban youth
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Stress, Psychological
Behavioral Symptoms