Strengthening Health and Insight in New Educators
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
About this trial
Teachers are at notable risk for depression and anxiety. The present study tests an app-based mindfulness intervention for teachers in their final year of training with the goal of preventing the deterioration of their mental health during the transition into the classroom. The project will strengthen the research environment at the University of Alabama and will involve undergraduate research assistants in each step of the research process.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Students in Block 3 will be invited to participate in the study.
Disqualifiers
Students who are not in Block 3 will be excluded. Participants experiencing suicidal ideations at baseline and deemed via the clinical risk assessment procedure to be at moderate or high risk of suicide will be excluded from the study after baseline, and prior to randomization.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Healthy Minds Program
BehavioralParticipants in this arm engage with the Healthy Minds Program app/
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Business as UsualNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Healthy Minds ProgramExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression - Short Form 8b
Participants will self-report on depression. Each of the 8 items is rated on 1 (1 = Never) to 5 (5 = Always) scale. Responses will be summed to create the raw scale score. Higher values indicate greater symptoms of depression (i.e., a worse outcome).
Time frame
Participants will report on depression at baseline, post-intervention (3 months after baseline), 3-month follow-up , and 12-month follow-up.2
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety - Short Form 7a
Participants will self-report on anxiety. Each of the 7 items is rated on 1 (1 = Never) to 5 (5 = Always) scale. Responses will be summed to create the raw scale score. Higher values indicate greater symptoms of anxiety (i.e., a worse outcome).
Time frame
Participants will report on anxiety at baseline, post-intervention (3 months after baseline), 3-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up.Secondary outcomes
1
Turnover Intentions
Participants will self-report on their intentions to leave their job.
Time frame
Participants will report turnover intentions at 3-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up.Other outcomes
1
Teaching Quality: edTPA
Performance-based assessment of teaching quality required for teacher certification. Higher scores indicate greater teaching quality.
Time frame
edTPA scores will be collected immediately after the intervention.2
Teaching Quality: Candidate Preservice Assessment of Student Teaching (CPAST)
Summative assessment of pre-service teachers' teaching quality during the semester-long student teaching experience. Higher scores indicate greater teaching quality.
Time frame
CPAST scores will be collected immediately after the intervention.Sponsors and contacts
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University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov