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

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