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Shift-and-persist and Cardiometabolic Markers Among Women in Puerto Rico

NCT06250738 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-06-27

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a 4-week mindfulness program among young women in Puerto Rico with elevated stress. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* how feasible and acceptable is a s a 4-week mindfulness program among participants with elevated stress
* what are the changes in psychological resilience, psychological distress, health behaviors, and cardiometabolic markers

Participants will be asked to

* attend 4 weekly virtual sessions and daily mindfulness exercises at home
* complete online study questionnaires

Conditions

  • Psychological Distress
  • Cardiometabolic Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based Stress reduction program: Virtual

Through mindfulness meditation and a series of carefully crafted exercises, MBSR equips individuals with powerful tools to manage stress, reduce anxiety, and enhance their overall well-being. Participants will complete 4 weekly virtual sessions covering topics like introduction to stress and its consequences, awareness of sensations, and thoughts, mindful eating, and mindful walking.

BEHAVIORAL

Home exercises

Following each virtual session, participants will be given home exercises like practicing awareness of breathing, awareness of thoughts, and awareness of eating.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea Lopez-Cepero, PhD · Rollins School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-17
Primary Completion
2024-04-27
Completion
2024-04-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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