Testing a Meditation App With Justice-Involved Youth on Probation
- Conditions
- Emotion RegulationAlcohol UseSexual BehaviorAggressionCannabis Use
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Bodhi AIM (intervention group)Behavioral: HIB (control group)
- Registration Number
- NCT05146167
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention delivered to justice-involved youth on probation via smartphone app on youths' emotion regulation and HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk-taking behaviors (i.e., alcohol use, cannabis use, sexual behaviors, and aggressive behaviors).
- Detailed Description
The investigators will enroll 200 justice-involved youth on probation 13-18 years old of all genders who report regular access to an Apple or Android smartphone. Following completion of a baseline questionnaire, participants will be individually randomized at a 1:1 ratio to 1 of 2 smartphone app conditions: (1) Bodhi AIM (Action In Mindfulness), a 30-day mindfulness-based intervention, or (2) HIB (Health In Balance), a health promotion control app matched to Bodhi AIM for time and structure. Follow-up assessments will occur at 1 and 6 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- 13-18 years old
- On probation in the Chicago Cook County Juvenile Justice System
- Unable to understand the permission/consent/assent process
- Do not speak English, due to norming of instruments
- Do not assent/consent
- Legal guardian does not give permission for youth's participation if under 18 years old
- Do not have an Apple or Android phone
- Are detained
- Are in care of DCFS
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Bodhi AIM Bodhi AIM (intervention group) Participants randomized to the intervention group will receive the Bodhi AIM app HIB HIB (control group) Participants randomized to the health promotion control group will receive the HIB app
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in Alcohol Use Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Alcohol Use as measured by the Young Adult Alcohol Problem Scale \[6-month time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Sexual Behavior Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Sexual Behavior as measured by a modified version of the AIDS Risk Behavior Assessment \[6-month time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Aggression Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Aggression as measured by the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire \[At baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Negative Emotion Regulation Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Negative Emotion Regulation as measured by the Negative Mood Regulation Scale \[At baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Cannabis Use Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Cannabis Use as measured by the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test - Revised \[6-month time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in Alcohol Trouble Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Alcohol Trouble as measured by the Alcohol Trouble Scale \[6-month time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Additional Facets of Aggression Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Additional Facets of Aggression as measured by the Short-Form Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire \[At baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Mental Health Symptoms Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Mental Health Symptoms as measured by the Youth Self-Report (YSR) \[6-month time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Positive Emotion Regulation Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Positive Emotion Regulation as measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 \[1-month time period at baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Mindfulness Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Mindfulness as measured by the Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire \[At baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Hangover Symptoms Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Hangover Symptoms as measured by the Hangover Symptoms Scale \[6-month time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Substance Use Attitudes and Beliefs Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Substance Use Attitudes and Beliefs as measured by a modified version of the Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale \[At baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
Changes in Trauma Symptoms Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Changes in Trauma Symptoms as measured by the UCLA PTSD Rating Index \[1-month time period at baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up\]
App Usage Up through 6-month follow-up App Usage as assessed by objective app usage data (date/time stamps for each app feature) \[Up through 6-month follow-up\]
Digital Working Alliance 1-month follow-up Digital Working Alliance as measured by the Digital Working Alliance Inventory \[At 1-month follow-up\]
Juvenile Justice Involvement Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up Juvenile Justice Involvement (i.e., number of arrests, charge(s), number of detainments) \[Lifetime time period at baseline, 1-month time period at 1-month follow-up, 6-month time period at 6-month follow-up\]
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Illinois at Chicago
šŗšøChicago, Illinois, United States