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D-Stress Baltimore: School-based Mindfulness Instruction

NCT02493218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2018-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Effective strategies to ameliorate the negative effects of stressful urban living are greatly needed. D-Stress Baltimore (DSB) is an evidence-based mindfulness-based instructional program of stress-reduction techniques, found to reduce mental health problems across many adult populations.

The investigators propose to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the 12-week school-based DSB program compared with a 12-week school-based health education control program at Elev8 schools among 5th-8th graders to assess if DSB program is beneficial for mental health and behavioral problems among public middle-school students.

Conditions

  • Coping
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Instruction

Age-appropriate instruction on mindfulness concepts and practices, adapted from the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program. Classes are 45-90 minutes each and held weekly for 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

Age-appropriate health education concepts and topics. Classes are 45-90 minutes each and held weekly for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Elev8 Baltimore

    collaborator OTHER

  • Abell Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Chicago

    collaborator OTHER

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Johns Hopkins University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erica Sibinga, MD, MHS · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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