Optimizing Daily Mindfulness Interventions Using Peer Support to Increase Well-Being in First-Year Students

NCT ID: NCT04828291

Last Updated: 2021-04-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 180 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-02-03
• Study Completion Date: 2021-05-31

Brief Summary

This project aims to examine the effect of a self-guided, evidence-based, online mindfulness intervention on well-being among first-year undergraduates at the 5 Claremont Colleges (5C's) and graduate students in the community. Additionally, it explores the feasibility and efficacy of peer support (pairs) as an adjunctive treatment component to enhance engagement and treatment effects, including social-connectedness, well- being, academic outcomes, and anxiety. Findings will provide insight into effective ways to (1) support students at The Claremont Colleges, and (2) leverage technology and peer support to implement mental health initiatives that are cost-effective, easily transportable, and scalable in low-resource settings.

Conditions

OMI, OMI+, Control Group

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Online Mindfulness Intervention (OMI)

Before beginning the daily practices, this group will be introduced to the OMI via an online platform and answer any questions about the practice. Then, each day, this group will be guided through a series of mindfulness practices offered online (www.bemindfulonline.com) delivered on their smartphones or laptops.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Benign Behavioral Interventions

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This project will use a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design and Daily Reconstruction Method (DRM8) to model the effects of the OMI on dynamic changes in first-year undergraduate and graduate students' well-being over time. The intervention will take place over the course of 46 days, with a 7- day follow up assessment taking place one month after the intervention. People will complete surveys through an online link leading to Qualtrics.com.

OMI paired with peer support (OMI+)

Before beginning the daily OMI, in addition to being briefed, this group will be paired with a peer to be in touch with and guide and support each other in this process. Then they will start the OMI program and will follow parallel instructions as the OMI group. The peer support will include five brief (30-minute) weekly meetings to support and encourage each other to continue practicing mindfulness and to complete the online intervention. Each week we will provide prompts and topics for participants to discuss and at the end of each meeting, participants will then complete a short, 5-10 minute post-meeting survey to assess the well-being and attitudes of their partner (see additional materials for meeting prompts and post-meeting survey questions). The first of these meetings will occur on Day 8, and subsequent weekly meetings during the intervention period will be scheduled based on the shared availability of both participants in each pair.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Benign Behavioral Interventions

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This project will use a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design and Daily Reconstruction Method (DRM8) to model the effects of the OMI on dynamic changes in first-year undergraduate and graduate students' well-being over time. The intervention will take place over the course of 46 days, with a 7- day follow up assessment taking place one month after the intervention. People will complete surveys through an online link leading to Qualtrics.com.

Active control receiving cognitive exercises

Instead of the OMI, this group will be receiving cognitive exercises in the intervention period.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Benign Behavioral Interventions

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This project will use a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design and Daily Reconstruction Method (DRM8) to model the effects of the OMI on dynamic changes in first-year undergraduate and graduate students' well-being over time. The intervention will take place over the course of 46 days, with a 7- day follow up assessment taking place one month after the intervention. People will complete surveys through an online link leading to Qualtrics.com.

Interventions

Benign Behavioral Interventions

This project will use a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design and Daily Reconstruction Method (DRM8) to model the effects of the OMI on dynamic changes in first-year undergraduate and graduate students' well-being over time. The intervention will take place over the course of 46 days, with a 7- day follow up assessment taking place one month after the intervention. People will complete surveys through an online link leading to Qualtrics.com.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• all participants must be either a first-year undergraduate student or a graduate student. Participants must be 18 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria

• all participants must be either a first-year undergraduate student or a graduate student. Participants must be 18 years or older.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Pitzer College

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Marcus Rodriguez

Co-PI

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Jaymes Paolo Rombaoa, PhD candidate

Role: CONTACT

jaymes.paolo-rombaoa@cgu.edu

(714) 231-7461

Marcus Rodriguez, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Marcus_Rodriguez@pitzer.edu

Facility Contacts

Saida Heshmati, PhD

Role: primary

saida.heshmati@cgu.edu

424-386-2416

Other Identifiers

3661

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id