Is Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers plus treatment as usual more effective and cost-effective compared to treatment as usual alone; how does it work and for whom does it work best? A randomised controlled trial with embedded economic evaluation and study of mechanisms

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

August 15, 2024

End Date

September 30, 2027

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Young people:
•1\. Aged 15 to 18 years old at the time of recruitment
•2\. Completed at least one evidence\-based treatment for anxiety or depression
•3\. Primary problem of unresolved or relapsed depression or anxiety: not recovered sufficiently to be discharged, or who have subsequently relapsed and been re\-referred for treatment of depression or anxiety
•4\. Readiness to engage in a group\-based mindfulness\-based intervention, which would include the ability to focus and participate in a group for up to 1 hour 45 minutes; capacity to think flexibly and reflect on one's own experiences; and the willingness to practice everyday mindfulness and learn formal meditation for up to 15 minutes per day.
•1\. A carer of a young person who has consented to take part in the study

•Young people:
•1\. Current active management required for suicidal risk, self\-harm or eating disorder
•2\. Current psychosis or PTSD
•1\. A carer of a young person who has not consented to take part in the study