Master Mind Program Evaluation Study

Substance Abuse Clinical Trial

— MasterMind  

Official title:

Elementary School Mindfulness-Based Substance Use Prevention Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03212066
• Other study ID #: R44AA021342
• Secondary ID: R44AA021342
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 23, 2017
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2019
• Source: Innovation Research & Training
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Master Mind program, a mindfulness education substance abuse prevention program. The program has the goal of enhancing coping strategies and decision-making skills and preventing substance abuse in late elementary school students.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 518
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• English Fluency

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mindfulness
• Substance Abuse
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Master Mind
Master Mind is a 25-lesson elementary school mindfulness education substance abuse prevention program. Each lesson takes approximately 15 minutes and is designed to be taught by trained teachers every day for 5 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	innovation Research & Training	Durham	North Carolina

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Innovation Research & Training	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Parker AE, Kupersmidt JB, Mathis ET, Scull TM, Sims C. The impact of mindfulness education on elementary school students: Evaluation of the Master Mind Program. Adv Sch Ment Health Promot. 2014;7(3):184-204. Epub 2014 May 19. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in score on Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children - Shortened Version (PANAS)	Assesses students' experiences of positive and negative emotions.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on Self-Report Coping Measure	Assesses students' coping in response to stressors.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on Intentions to use alcohol or tobacco	Assesses students' intentions to use alcohol or tobacco in the future.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on Willingness to use alcohol or tobacco	Assesses students' willingness to use alcohol or tobacco by responding to imagined situations.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on The Peer Relations questionnaire	Assesses students' feelings about their classmates.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale for Youth	Assesses students' beliefs about their ability to manage emotions.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in scores on Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test	Assesses students' executive functioning skills via a performance task.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI)	Assesses teacher ratings of students' executive functioning.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in score on The Child Behavior Scale (CBS)	Assesses teacher ratings of student behavior and peer relationships.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in Iowa Conners Teacher Rating Scale	Assesses teacher ratings of students' inattention and aggression.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in Iowa Conners Teacher Rating Scale	Assesses teacher ratings of students' inattention and aggression.	14 weeks
Primary	Change in Student grades	Teachers will be asked to provide grades for each student for Math and Language Arts.	6 weeks
Primary	Change in Student grades	Teachers will be asked to provide grades for each student for Math and Language Arts.	14 weeks
Secondary	Student Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire	Assesses the overall opinions of students in the intervention group about the Master Mind lessons and activities.	6 weeks
Secondary	Teacher Program Feasibility Questionnaire	Assesses the overall opinions of teachers in the intervention group related to feasibility of the Master Mind program.	6 weeks