Mindfulness for Emerging Adults Experiencing Anxious and/or Depressive Symptoms

April 12, 2021 updated by: Dr. Jennine Rawana, York University

A 5-week Mindfulness Program for Emerging Adults Experiencing Anxious and/or Depressive Symptoms

Emerging adults (EA; 18 to 29 years old) in Canada are among the age group with highest risk of developing mental health issues. Despite this, they experience especially long wait-times for mental health services. To date, there has been minimal research into developmentally appropriate treatment options for the EA population. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are emerging as a potential treatment to address this need. MBIs are group-based psychological treatments for coping with distress, with the goal of improving mental health. Unfortunately, these 'traditional' MBIs are very demanding in terms of time and homework and are therefore not sufficiently feasible for the demanding schedules of EA university students. Instead, recent studies suggest a role for briefer MBIs in addressing mental health symptom burden, well-being and reducing acute stress symptoms. The brevity of these interventions make them theoretically better suited for EA university populations. High quality research, including controlled clinical trials are needed to demonstrate whether MBIs can provide efficacious treatment to improve the lives of EA university students. The current study will test the efficacy of a five-week MBI baseline within-subject controlled trial.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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55

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • North York, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3
        • York University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 29 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • consenting Emerging Adults
  • Ability to communicate, in written and spoken English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Minimal depressive and anxious symptoms (score below 10 and 8 on the PHQ-9/GAD-7
  • Current substance abuse or dependence, psychosis or mania
  • Current self-injurious behavior of past suicide attempt
  • Previously completed >4 weeks of an MBI, or general Cognitive behavioral Therapy, in the past 3 years

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Mindfulness-based Intervention
5 week, manual-based group MBI treatment for depressive and anxious symptoms
Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Intervention
MBI will be delivered in group format, 90 minutes per week, for 5 consecutive weeks with 6-15 participants per group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline Depressive Symptoms at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5 Weeks
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): Scale used to measure Depressive Symptoms, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of depressive symptoms
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5
Change from Baseline Anxious Symptoms at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5 Weeks
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7): Scale used to measure Anxious Symptoms, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of anxious symptoms
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Change from Baseline Mental Wellbeing at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5 Weeks
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS): Scale used to measure Mental Wellbeing, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of mental wellbeing
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline Perceived Stress at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): Scale used to measure Perceived Stress, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of perceived stress
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Change from Baseline Emotion Regulation Strategies at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ): Scale used to measure Emotion Regulation, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of emotion regulation strategies
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Change from Baseline Self-Compassion at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF): Scale used to measure self-compassion, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of self-compassion
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Change from Baseline Mindful Awareness at 2.5 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 7.5 Weeks and 11.5
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)
Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaires (FFMQ): Scale used to measure mindful awareness, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of mindfulness facets
Baseline (Week 0), Pre- (Week 2.5), Mid- (Week 5), Post-Treatment (Week 7.5), and 1-month Follow-up (Week 11.5)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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York University

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennine S Rawana, PhD,C.Psych., York University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 14, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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May 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 6, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 6, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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December 7, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 13, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 12, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2021

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • E2018-349

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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