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Development of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Thai-Depressed Adolescents

NCT06595485 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 182

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

Project: "Development of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Thai-Depressed Adolescents"

For this project we adopted Kabat-Zinn's definition of mindfulness as the intentional and non-judgmental awareness of thoughts, feelings, and sensations that specifically occur in the present moment (Kabat-Zinn, 2003). We hope to help depressed Thai adolescents begin to develop mindfulness as part of their habitual attention and hone present-moment awareness through mindfulness practicing. For their practice, they will be taught to maintain an awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, and relate these to the negative thoughts that typically contribute to the onset of their depression. We believe this will help Thai adolescents better understand the relationship between their thoughts and their depressive symptoms. Once they understand these relationships, their practice will help them become more flexible, reasonable, and positive.

This project will consist of two phases. Phase I: Using the established literature and qualitative interviews and focus groups, we will design, and pilot test an online MBI. In Phase II, we will evaluate the effectiveness of the online MBI by randomizing depressed Thai adolescent volunteers into one of two groups: an online MBI (intervention group) and a usual care waitlist control group (N=182). Depression, grade, well-being, and mindfulness will be measure at four-time points; baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 3- and 6-months post-intervention

Conditions

  • Depression in Adolescence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

online mindfulness based intervention

We anticipate the online MBI to be 10-20 minutes once daily, at least 5 days per week, for 8 weeks. Online MBI will be available free of charge on iOS and Android platforms. Participants will be instructed to download the app and use for practices. The online MBI group will be introduced to practice including mindful breathing (simple attention to the flow of the breath, inhalations, and exhalations), body scan (attention and awareness of different body parts) and practice of non-judgement of thoughts and emotions and guided meditation (sitting meditation). In addition, we anticipate participants in MBI group will have a group discussion via skype, 30 minute a week for 8 weeks. Moreover, we anticipate participants in MBI group to record how they practice in each day (attendance) as home assignment using online MBI application. For the details of mindfulness practice, we will develop based on data from interview and focus group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mae Fah Luang University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-19
Primary Completion
2023-01-19
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Thailand

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