AnxietyNCT06555172
Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System
A study testing Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ and Resource+ in people with Anxiety and Depression, run by University of Illinois at Chicago at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers in the juvenile legal system and other professionals working directly with legal-involved youth. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Professional
- What is being tested?
- Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ and Resource+
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 57 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 21 Nov 2024to 1 Jan 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Currently working with youth in the juvenile legal system or related juvenile services and programming
- English speaking
- Able to understand and provide consent
- At least 18 years old
- Have an Android or Apple smartphone
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
About this study
Official title: Feasibility Trial of a Mindfulness-based mHealth Intervention to Mitigate the Effects of Chronic Workplace Stress Among Juvenile Justice Officers
This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers in the juvenile legal system and other professionals working directly with legal-involved youth.
Read the detailed description
Professionals working with legal-involved youth experience high levels of depression, anxiety, and workplace burnout. Mindfulness meditation targets emotion regulation-which appears to be a common mechanism underlying depression, anxiety, and burnout-and it can be effectively delivered via smartphone app. This project will assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers and other professionals working with legal-involved youth. The findings are intended to inform the development of a future, fully-powered hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial (RCT).
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Professional, Emotion Regulation
- Being tested
- Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+, Resource+
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Burnout, Professional, Emotional Regulation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+Behavioural
AIM+ is a smartphone-based app that teaches mindfulness meditation to professionals working with legal-involved youth over a 30-day "path." Each day of the path consists of a brief (approximately 5- to 10-minute) audio-guided meditation practice, with brief videos interspersed to illustrate key concepts and promote engagement. In addition to the 30 daily path files, users have access to a menu of "to go" audio-guided meditation practices that they can use as relevant to their workday (e.g., for professionals to listen to before attending a meeting). AIM+ also includes a menu of audio-guided meditation practices that officers can share with the youth on their caseloads (e.g., for youth to listen to before attending court).
Resource+Behavioural
Resource+ is a 30-day smartphone-based program that includes information on local and national resources that professionals can use to learn about organizations and services available to youth with whom they work.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ | Experimental | Participants randomized to the intervention arm will receive the AIM+ mindfulness meditation app. Receives: Behavioral: Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ |
| Resource+ | Active comparator | Participants randomized to the active control arm will receive the Resource+ smartphone-based program. Receives: Behavioral: Resource+ |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
App adherence (binary)
Percentage of participants who play at least one file on their study app after app setup at baseline
Measured: 1 month
App adherence (continuous)
Average number of daily app files played over the 1-month intervention period
Measured: 1 month
Secondary outcomes (10)
Enrollment
Number of participants enrolled
Measured: Baseline
Randomization
Percentage of participants randomized to each arm
Measured: Baseline
Retention
Percentage of participants who attend (yes/no) each follow-up visit
Measured: 1 month, 6 months
Percentage of Participants Who Complete Remote Questionnaire Batteries
Percentage of participants who complete the entire health questionnaire battery at each assessment time point. This outcome captures the feasibility of remotely administering an in-depth battery probing sensitive behavioral health domains (e.g., mental health symptoms and substance use). Outcome values are binary (yes/no to completion of full battery).
Measured: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Four-item scale assessing perceived acceptability of the intervention. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale and averaged to produce a total score ranging from 1 to 5; with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.
Measured: 1 month
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
Four-item scale assessing perceived appropriateness of the intervention. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale and averaged to produce a total score ranging from 1 to 5; with higher scores indicating greater appropriateness.
Measured: 1 month
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
Four-item scale assessing perceived feasibility of the intervention. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale and averaged to produce a total score ranging from 1 to 5; with higher scores indicating greater feasibility.
Measured: 1 month
System Usability Scale (SUS)
Ten-item scale assessing perceived usability of the intervention. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale and scored to produce a total score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater usability.
Measured: 1 month
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)
Eight-item scale assessing participant satisfaction with the intervention. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale and summed to produce a total score ranging from 8 to 32, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.
Measured: 1 month
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) completion
Percentage of EMA reports made out of total EMA prompts sent at each week long EMA burst (i.e., measures of current positive and negative affect [International Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (I-PANAS-SF)] and current attentional control).
Measured: Baseline, 1 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Aug 2024
- Study start21 Nov 2024
- Primary completion24 Jun 2026
- Study completion1 Jan 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants will be individually randomized at a 1:1 ratio to 1 of 2 smartphone conditions: (1) AIM+, a 30-day mindfulness meditation app, or (2) Resource+, a 30-day program that provides information on resources relevant to youth.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ashley D Kendall, University of Illinois at Chicago
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06555172
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023-0363
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 12 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified data may be placed in one or more electronic databases which could be used for other research studies
Publications
Kendall AD, Pela E, Amonica D, Jaworski E, Floyd B; AIM+ Community Advisory Board. Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Apr 24;14:e71867. doi: 10.2196/71867.
PubMed 40273446
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Feasibility Trial of a Mindfulness-based mHealth Intervention to Mitigate the Effects of Chronic Workplace Stress Among Juvenile Justice Officers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06555172
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023-0363
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Professional, Emotion Regulation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 21 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 24 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 15 Aug 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers in the juvenile legal system and other professionals working directly with legal-involved youth.
Detailed description
Professionals working with legal-involved youth experience high levels of depression, anxiety, and workplace burnout. Mindfulness meditation targets emotion regulation-which appears to be a common mechanism underlying depression, anxiety, and burnout-and it can be effectively delivered via smartphone app. This project will assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with officers and other professionals working with legal-involved youth. The findings are intended to inform the development of a future, fully-powered hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants will be individually randomized at a 1:1 ratio to 1 of 2 smartphone conditions: (1) AIM+, a 30-day mindfulness meditation app, or (2) Resource+, a 30-day program that provides information on resources relevant to youth.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ | Experimental | Behavioral: Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+Participants randomized to the intervention arm will receive the AIM+ mindfulness meditation app. |
| Resource+ | Active comparator | Behavioral: Resource+Participants randomized to the active control arm will receive the Resource+ smartphone-based program. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Currently working with youth in the juvenile legal system or related juvenile services and programming
- English speaking
- Able to understand and provide consent
- At least 18 years old
- Have an Android or Apple smartphone
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+AIM+ is a smartphone-based app that teaches mindfulness meditation to professionals working with legal-involved youth over a 30-day "path." Each day of the path consists of a brief (approximately 5- to 10-minute) audio-guided meditation practice, with brief videos interspersed to illustrate key concepts and promote engagement. In addition to the 30 daily path files, users have access to a menu of "to go" audio-guided meditation practices that they can use as relevant to their workday (e.g., for professionals to listen to before attending a meeting). AIM+ also includes a menu of audio-guided meditation practices that officers can share with the youth on their caseloads (e.g., for youth to listen to before attending court). | Behavioural | Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ |
| Resource+Resource+ is a 30-day smartphone-based program that includes information on local and national resources that professionals can use to learn about organizations and services available to youth with whom they work. | Behavioural | Resource+ |
Primary outcome
App adherence (binary)
Time frame: 1 month
Percentage of participants who play at least one file on their study app after app setup at baseline
App adherence (continuous)
Time frame: 1 month
Average number of daily app files played over the 1-month intervention period
10 secondary outcomes
Enrollment
Time frame: Baseline
Randomization
Time frame: Baseline
Retention
Time frame: 1 month, 6 months
Percentage of Participants Who Complete Remote Questionnaire Batteries
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Time frame: 1 month
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
Time frame: 1 month
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
Time frame: 1 month
System Usability Scale (SUS)
Time frame: 1 month
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)
Time frame: 1 month
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) completion
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Aug 2026.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40273446Kendall AD, Pela E, Amonica D, Jaworski E, Floyd B; AIM+ Community Advisory Board. Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Apr 24;14:e71867. doi: 10.2196/71867.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified data may be placed in one or more electronic databases which could be used for other research studies
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Action In Mindfulness (AIM)+ and Resource+ in people with Anxiety and Depression, run by University of Illinois at Chicago at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
App adherence (binary) (time frame: 1 month). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06555172, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Aug 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 1 Nov 2026.