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NCT02493218 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

D-Stress Baltimore: School-based Mindfulness Instruction

A NA study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
400
Enrollment target

NCT02493218: Completed NA study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

NCT02493218 is a NA study that has completed, run by Johns Hopkins University. The registered enrollment target is 400 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02493218, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
400 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Effective strategies to ameliorate the negative effects of stressful urban living are greatly needed. D-Stress Baltimore (DSB) is an evidence-based mindfulness-based instructional program of stress-reduction techniques, found to reduce mental health problems across many adult populations. The investigators propose to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the 12-week school-based DSB program compared with a 12-week school-based health education control program at Elev8 schools among 5th-8th graders to assess if DSB program is beneficial for mental health and behavioral problems among public middle-school students.

Primary Outcome

Assessment of impact of Mindfulness instruction versus Health Education instruction as measured by scores on mental health questionnaire administered at baseline, and then 3 and 9 months later. Children's Depression Inventory - Short Form (CDI-S)

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Health Education
  • BEHAVIORAL Mindfulness Instruction

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 400 participants
Start Date 2012-10
Est. Completion 2016-05
Phase NA
Johns Hopkins University

1,448 total trials

What the finished NCT02493218 record still lists

NCT02493218 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 400 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Health Education is the first listed.

NCT02493218 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02493218 about?

NCT02493218 is a clinical study titled "D-Stress Baltimore: School-based Mindfulness Instruction". Effective strategies to ameliorate the negative effects of stressful urban living are greatly needed. D-Stress Baltimore (DSB) is an evidence-based mindfulness-based instructional program of stress-reduction techniques, found to reduce mental health problems across many adult populations. The inves...

What is the current status of trial NCT02493218?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 400 participants. The study started on 2012-10. Estimated completion is 2016-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02493218?

The interventions under investigation include: Health Education (BEHAVIORAL), Mindfulness Instruction (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02493218?

This trial is sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, which has 1,448 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02493218's enrollment target sits among peer trials

400 246th of 2000 higher than 1,734 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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