Status:
COMPLETED
Behavior, Biology and Well-Being Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hope for Depression Research Foundation
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Depression
Psychological Distress
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The central aim of this study is to test the efficacy of the Healthy Minds Program (HMP) app, an intervention designed to promote well-being. The investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled ...
Detailed Description
Depression is highly prevalent and associated with extreme personal and societal costs. Meditation training reduces depression symptoms and psychological distress, but access to in-person programs is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Elevated PHQ-8 or PHQ-9 ≥ 5 at screening
- Proficient in English
- Able to provide informed consent
- Have access to a smartphone that can download apps from Google Play or the Apple App Store
- For payment purposes, must be a US citizen or a permanent US resident
Exclusion
- Regular daily meditation practice for past 6 months or regular weekly meditation practice for past 12 months
- Attended a meditation retreat or a yoga/body practice retreat with a significant meditation component
- \- Previous use of Healthy Minds Program app
- Current suicidal intent and/or high self-injury risk (determined from the interview)
- Self-reported history of psychosis
- Self-reported history of mania
- Current psychopathology that interferes with study participation as assessed by interview
- Living or traveling outside the US during the whole study participation period (trips outside US after the interview phase is not an exclusion)
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score ≥ 13 for women and AUDIT score ≥ 15 for men
- Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) score ≥ 8 for women and men
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 24 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 15 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
1157 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05183867
Start Date
March 24 2022
End Date
July 15 2024
Last Update
September 9 2025
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53703