MindfulCityU-- A Mindfulness Mobile Application for Promoting University Students' Mental Health

Sponsor
City University of Hong Kong
Study ID
NCT07392632
Status
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Conditions

  • Depressive Symptoms

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 30 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • MindfulCityU — BEHAVIORAL
    The MindfulCityU provides 8 online modules on mindfulness for participants to access and learn at home through their smartphones and/or computer. Each participant is expected to complete 8 modules of mindfulness within four weeks, with two sessions released each week to maintain engagement while allowing adequate time for skill development. Beyond the structured curriculum, the application provides daily practice options that accommodate varying time constraints and preferences. These include guided meditations ranging from 5-20 minutes in length, mindful breathing exercises that can be practiced between classes, body awareness practices suitable for dormitory settings, and informal mindfulness reminders integrated throughout the day.
  • Waitlist control — OTHER
    The non-active waitlist-controlled group participants receive standard services from the schools, universities or youth service units. Full access to the digital MBI application is provided following the 4-week waiting period

Study Details

The research aims to investigate the effectiveness a mobile phone application-based (app-based) mindfulness interventions for university students with mild depressive symptoms. This study adopts a multicentre randomized control trial two arms research design. A randomised controlled trial will compare a newly designed mobile phone application-based (app-based) mindfulness interventions, named MindfulCityU, with a waitlist control group to determine whether the MindfulCityU produces better intervention outcomes on promoting mental health for university students, including depressive symptoms, mindfulness, and wellbeing. The MindfulCityU provides 8 online modules on mindfulness for participants to access and learn at home through their smartphones and/or computer. Participants of waitlist control group participants receive no active intervention at the initial stage and receive the same MindfulCityU at a later stage. Participants will complete online standardized assessment tools on their intervention outcomes before and after the intervention and 2-months follow-up. The ethical considerations of this study were reviewed and approved by the Human and Artefacts Ethics Sub-Committee of the City University of Hong Kong in 2025.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 6, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2027
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Intervention group
    The MindfulCityU provides 8 online modules on mindfulness for participants to access and learn at home through their smartphones and/or computer.
  • Other: Waitlist Control
    The waitlist-controlled group receive standard services from the schools, universities or youth service units.

Primary Outcome Measure

Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale Youth Version (DASS-Y) [ Time Frame: This scale will be used at baseline, the 5th week, and the 13rd week. ]

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