Strengthening Health and Insight in New Educators
Healthy Minds for Pre-Service Teachers
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Students in Block 3 will be invited to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * 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.
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Healthy Minds Program (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa · Participants: 140 · Started: Jan 17, 2025
Contact the study team
- Summer S Braun, Ph.D. · Phone: 2053486159
- Alison L Hooper, Ph.D. · Phone: 205-348-0303
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06745934
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.