Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Transforming Adolescent Perception and Mental Health Through Meditation and Cognitive Reappraisal A Mixed Method Study
Lead Sponsor:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
Conditions:
Meditation
Cognitive Reappraisal
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate how a comprehensive meditation-based program, Inner Engineering, supports teens ages 15-18 in becoming more joyful, focused, resilient, and better equipped to manage stress an...
Detailed Description
Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by heightened vulnerability to mental health challenges and increased neuroplasticity, making it an ideal window for preventive interventions. Thi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Individuals between15-18 years of age
- Ability to understand study instructions and provide informed consent/assent. (parental consent for minors)
- Access to internet and a device to complete online study activities
- Currently residing in the United States
- Willing and able to travel to the hospital location in Boston for study procedures.
Exclusion
- Non-English speaking (Justification: the intervention and assessment instruments are not validated in a sufficient range of languages, and the research team lacks polylingual capabilities or the financial resources to hire interpreters for the duration of all proposed assessments.)
- Practicing meditation regularly in the past 6 months (4 or more times per week for 4 weeks or more in the past 6 months)
- History of psychiatric illness such as severe anxiety, severe depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
- Current use of cognition enhancing drugs
- Current management for chronic pain
- History (within past 5 years) of seizure, brain surgery or any condition causing cognitive decline.
- Active history (within the last 5 years) of alcohol or drug abuse.
- Current pregnancy or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- Currently enrolled in another interventional study that could impact the primary outcome, as determined by the PI
- Significant visual impairment
- Subject has previously learned the intervention.
- Subject has contraindications for MRI (Detailed in the eligibility screening questions)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
96 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07173608
Start Date
October 1 2025
End Date
March 1 2028
Last Update
September 15 2025
Active Locations (0)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
No Results Found
We couldn’t find results for the location/zipcode entered or within the selected range. Please check your input or adjust your search.