A comparison in early high school students of the effect of an 8 week course of mindfulness versus normal school lessons on anxiety, depression, eating disorder risk factors and wellbeing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Wellbeing; Weight and shape concerns; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Eating disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001051538
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Enrolled in Year 8 at selected school, with active consent from parent and student

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression score on DASS-21[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later];Anxiety score on DASS-21[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later];Weight and Shape concerns subscale of Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wellbeing (Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later];Mindfulness (Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure, CAMM)[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later];Mindfulness (Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences, CHIME)[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later];Emotional Regulation (Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale, DERS)[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later];Self-compassion (Self-compassion Scale, SCS)[one week prior to programme, one week post programme completion and 10 weeks later]