NCT03718845

A Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum for Peer Counselors

Evaluation of a Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum for High School Peer Counselors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate a Mind-Body Medicine curriculum for high school peer counselors in order to answer the following research questions: 1. Will peer counselor participation in the Mind-Body Medicine curriculum increase their sense of self-regulation, responsibility, social competence, and empathy; decrease anxiety; and increase hope? 2. What are the experiences of peer support counselors participating in the Mind-Body Medicine curriculum?

Detailed description

The study will be done at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The research will use a mixed-methods design by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data will be in the form of standardized research instruments and the qualitative data will be gathered through focus group interviews with the peer-counselors.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mind-Body Medicine Curriculum	The Mind-Body Medicine curriculum consists of presentations on different mind-body techniques as well as the research supporting the use of these techniques.The mind-body technique is then practiced in a supportive small group setting. Mind-body techniques will include guided imagery, relaxation techniques, several forms of meditation, autogenic training and biofeedback.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-22
• Primary completion: 2019-06-30
• Completion: 2019-06-30
• First posted: 2018-10-25
• Last updated: 2022-08-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States