D-Stress Baltimore: School-based Mindfulness Instruction

NCT ID: NCT02493218

Last Updated: 2018-01-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Urban youth in Baltimore City are under significant and inevitable stresses, including violent neighborhoods, failing schools, and interpersonal conflict. 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 which has been found to be beneficial for adults in decreasing anxiety and depression, improving positive emotions, and reducing anger.

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. The investigators hypothesize that the D-Stress Baltimore Program will reduce negative emotions, including hostility, and improve coping.

Conditions

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Coping Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Mental Health Wellness 1

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Mindfulness Instruction

Instruction on mindfulness concepts and practices. Classes are 45-90 minutes each and held weekly for 12 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness Instruction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Health Education Instruction

Instruction on general health and wellness. Classes are 45-90 minutes each and held weekly for 12 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Health Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 5th - 8th graders in select Baltimore City schools

Exclusion Criteria

* N/A
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Elev8 Baltimore

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Abell Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Erica Sibinga, MD, MHS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Locations

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Tench Tilghman Elementary Middle School

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Collington Square Elementary Middle School

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Commodore John Rodgers Elementary Middle School

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Sibinga EM, Webb L, Ghazarian SR, Ellen JM. School-Based Mindfulness Instruction: An RCT. Pediatrics. 2016 Jan;137(1). doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2532. Epub 2015 Dec 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26684478 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NA_00077391

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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