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Mindfulness for Alcohol Abusing Offenders

NCT03883646 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 392

Last updated 2025-09-26

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Summary

Over half of state and federal prisoners meet clinical criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence, and after release from prison, over three-quarters of offenders are re-arrested within five years. Thus, there is a critical need for more effective interventions that could help disrupt this insidious cycle of alcohol abuse, criminal behavior, and incarceration. This project will support the development and evaluation of a mindfulness intervention for female prison inmates that will target key neuropsychological vulnerabilities that are associated with relapse and recidivism.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Criminal Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness

Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention. Guided meditation/discussion (Group sessions).

BEHAVIORAL

Relapse Prevention

Relapse Prevention. Cognitive behavioral principles/strategies (Group sessions).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Mind Research Network

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-01
Primary Completion
2025-04-30
Completion
2025-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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