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Community-based Approach to Lowering Stress Through Mindfulness

Addressing Depression for African American Adults With Hypertension: Applying Community-Engaged Implementation Science

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

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  • "During intervention sessions, participants will learn about mindfulness and stress management and complete mindfulness-based activities, such as guided deep breathing and meditation. * Complete surveys online * Have their blood pressure measured with a non-invasive blood pressure cuff * Attend 1 focus group (optional)"
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests CALM-Chicago, an 8-week group program adapted for African American adults with high blood pressure and depression. It teaches mindfulness—paying attention to the present—through deep breathing, meditation, and stress management. Researchers will see if it helps with depression and blood pressure, and if it works well in a community setting.

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a culturally adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention in a community setting for African American adults with high blood pressure (hypertension) and depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does participation in a culturally adapted mindfulness-based intervention improve depressive symptoms? * Does participation in a culturally adapted mindfulness-based intervention improve blood pressure control? * Is the intervention acceptable, appropriate, and feasible as delivered in a community setting? Participants will: * Participate in an 8-week group-based mindfulness intervention (CALM-Chicago). During intervention sessions, participants will learn about mindfulness and stress management and complete mindfulness-based activities, such as guided deep breathing and meditation. * Complete surveys online * Have their blood pressure measured with a non-invasive blood pressure cuff * Attend 1 focus group (optional)

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older.
  • Live, work, or spend much of your time on the South Side of Chicago.
  • Report that a health care provider has told you that you have high blood pressure.
  • Score 10 or higher on the PHQ-9, a survey about depression symptoms.
  • Take no medicine for depression, or report being on a stable medicine plan for depression for at least 6 months.

Who can't join

  • Under age 18.
  • Have a severe mental illness, such as bipolar disorder or psychosis (trouble knowing what is real).
  • Currently have thoughts of suicide, as checked on the PHQ-9 survey, or have attempted suicide in the past 6 months.
  • Cannot give informed consent (understand the study and agree to join) or complete study activities in English.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old * Lives, works, or spends much of their time in the South Side of Chicago neighborhood * Self-reports diagnosis of hypertension or high blood pressure by a clinician * Endorses elevated depressive symptoms as Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 scores ≥10 * Not taking antidepressant medication or stable on antidepressant medication for ≥6 months as self-reported Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years old * Severe mental illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, psychosis) * Current suicidal ideation (PHQ-9 item 9) or recent (past 6 months) suicide attempt * Unable to provide informed consent or complete study activities in English

Study sites (1)

IL