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Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindfulness-based Resilience Training for Rural Law Enforcement Officers

NCT05629637 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2024-11-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Rural law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to unique and significant stressors, yet have access to fewer resources, compared to urban counterparts, to mitigate harmful effects of stress. This elevates risk for maladaptive coping strategies such as problematic alcohol use, mental health consequences, and aggression and excessive use of force. The proposed supplement will assess feasibility and accessibility of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT), with added intervention components addressing alcohol use, in under-resourced rural LEOs to ensure success in a future multisite efficacy trial assessing effects of MBRT on mental health and behavioral outcomes.

Conditions

  • Problem Drinking
  • Aggression
  • Stress, Psychological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT)

MBRT is designed to enhance resilience in the presence of acute and chronic LEO stressors. MBRT will be delivered in a hybrid format. An intensive, 22-hour in-person training will be offered, followed by 4 weekly 90-minute zoom classes. The in-person portion of the training will span 3 days: 4 hours day 1, 6 hours day 2, and 6 hours day 3. MBRT contains experiential and didactic exercises including body scan, sitting and walking meditation, mindful movement and discussions. MBRT is designed to address stressors inherent to police work, including critical incidents, job dissatisfaction, public scrutiny, and interpersonal, affective and behavioral challenges.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Pacific University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Christopher · Pacific University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-01
Primary Completion
2024-05-15
Completion
2024-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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