A Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum for Peer Counselors

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum

• Registration Number: NCT03718845
• Lead Sponsor: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate a Mind-Body Medicine curriculum for high school peer counselors in order to answer the following research questions:

1. Will peer counselor participation in the Mind-Body Medicine curriculum increase their sense of self-regulation, responsibility, social competence, and empathy; decrease anxiety; and increase hope?

2. What are the experiences of peer support counselors participating in the Mind-Body Medicine curriculum?

Detailed Description

The study will be done at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The research will use a mixed-methods design by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data will be in the form of standardized research instruments and the qualitative data will be gathered through focus group interviews with the peer-counselors.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-08
• Study Start: 2018-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-23
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-25
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-30
• Study Completion: 2019-06-30
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 124

Inclusion Criteria

• All high school students who are participating in the Peer Counseling Program at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Exclusion Criteria

• None (as long as the students meet the inclusion criteria)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Peer Counselors	Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum	Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scores	baseline, approximately 2 months, approximately 8 months	The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory has two subscales: State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety. Each has a minimum score of 20 and a maximum score of 80. Higher scores indicate more anxiety which is a worse outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales for Adolescents (SEARS-A)	baseline, approximately 2 months, approximately 8 months	The Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales for Adolescents (SEARS-A) has a total score and four subscales. The score ranges are as follows: Total Score 0-105; Self-Regulation 0-24; Social Competence 0-30; Empathy 0-33; Responsibility 0-18. Lower scores indicate a worse outcome. Subscales are summed to obtain the total score.
Change in the Adult Hope Scale	baseline, approximately 2 months, approximately 8 months	The Adult Hope Scale has a total score and 2 subscales. The score ranges are as follows: Total Score 8-24; Agency subscale 4-32; Pathways subscale 4-32. Lower scores indicate a worse outcome. Subscales are summed to obtain the total score.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; 🇺🇸 Parkland, Florida, United States