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Targeting Chronic Stress for Reducing Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer

NCT06323421 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many neighborhoods in Chicago experience daily exposure to stressors including economic inopportunity and violent crime in public spaces. There is mounting evidence that chronic psychosocial stress can facilitate carcinogenesis by modulating the gut microbiome and immune system. The proposed research aims to study the practice of mindfulness to mitigate CPS and reduce colorectal cancer risk factors among Black American women at elevated risk.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness

Participants attend seven 60-90 min group mindfulness sessions each week and a 1/2 day retreat, with three sessions in-person and six sessions remote, led by a mindfulness interventionist. Additionally, participants will be encouraged to engage for at least 30 minutes per week in asynchronous mindfulness activities through a web-based program to increase exposure to mindfulness practices beyond group sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-15
Primary Completion
2025-07-15
Completion
2025-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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