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This study examined the effects on behavior, biology and well-being of a meditation program delivered through the smartphone app Healthy Minds Program in people with mild depressive symptoms. It enrolled people who had a certain depression score at screening, spoke English and had a smartphone able to download the app. This study has no assigned phase and has been completed.
The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.
Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.
Inclusion Criteria: * Elevated PHQ-8 or PHQ-9 ≥ 5 at screening * Proficient in English * Able to provide informed consent * Have access to a smartphone that can download apps from Google Play or the Apple App Store * For payment purposes, must be a US citizen or a permanent US resident Exclusion Criteria: * Regular daily meditation practice for past 6 months or regular weekly meditation practice for past 12 months * Attended a meditation retreat or a yoga/body practice retreat with a significant meditation component \- Previous use of Healthy Minds Program app * Current suicidal intent and/or high self-injury risk (determined from the interview) * Self-reported history of psychosis * Self-reported history of mania * Current psychopathology that interferes with study participation as assessed by interview * Living or traveling outside the US during the whole study participation period (trips outside US after the interview phase is not an exclusion) * Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score ≥ 13 for women and AUDIT score ≥ 15 for men * Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) score ≥ 8 for women and men