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Compassion Meditation and ReliefLink App for Suicidal, Low-Income, African Americans

NCT03463980 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 456

Last updated 2022-03-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with low-income, suicidal African American women and men that compares the relative effectiveness of compassion meditation (CM) versus a support group (SG) .

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Compassion meditation (CM)

CM session: 30 minute check-in regarding the participants' levels of suicidal ideation, as well as a discussion of current life stress and weekly meditation practice; a 30 minute didactic session that will describe the meditative technique introduced during the week; and a 30 minute guided meditation session. Participants are also encouraged to meditate at least 30 minutes a day.

BEHAVIORAL

Support group (SG)

SG session: 90 minutes to talk about current concerns and to receive support and guidance from other group members and the leaders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nadine Kaslow, PhD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-13
Primary Completion
2020-03-07
Completion
2021-10-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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