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- Clinical Trial NCT00615082
The Balance Study Balancing Life and Reducing Stress For Those Providing Elder Care (Balance)
Stress Reduction for Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
We anticipate that caregivers will be interested in participating in the intervention, be open to randomization, and have good rates of compliance with the program. It is also expected that MBSR program participants will evidence a trend toward better outcomes than CESS participants on primary outcome measures of perceived stress, psychological distress and perceived caregiver burden.
Substudy The purpose of this proposal is to add a physiologic outcome sub-study to the Balance project that will examine four biological markers correlated with stress in caregivers participating in the study intervention. The Balance Study is a recently funded NIH randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia. Balance is randomizing caregivers (N=60) into equal numbers to participate in either an intervention arm consisting of a MBSR program that includes eight weeks of group instruction in mindfulness meditation techniques followed by home practice or an active control arm consisting of a standard eight week community Caregiver Education and Social Support (CESS) program. The specific aims of this study are to: 1) evaluate the feasibility of adding physiologic markers to the Balance Study; 2) examine changes over time in individual study participants on four biological markers correlated with stress including interleukin 6 (IL-6), D-dimer, DHEA-S and telomere length; and 3) to examine preliminary differences between MBSR and CESS groups on four biological markers. The addition of physiologic outcomes to the Balance Study presents an emerging opportunity to increase the competitiveness for our NIH R01 application.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Minnesota
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Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, 55425
- HealthPartners Research Foundation
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult, 21 or older
- caregiver for a community dwelling patient with dementia
- English speaking
- literate - able to read course materials
- mentally intact with no history of mental illness
- reachable by phone
- able to attend weekly classes in the Bloomington area
- interested in either type of program (psycho-educational/mind-body intervention)
- willing to complete an informed consent process
- willing to be randomized and participate in one of two interventions
- experiencing significant stress (scale of 1-10 score of 5 or higher)
Exclusion Criteria:
- have previously participated in a community caregiver education and support group
- have previously completed formal training in other mind body practices such as meditation, yoga, or tai chi, or who are currently practicing
- are regularly practicing mindfulness meditation
- express uncertainty that they can attend the intervention on a regular basis
- not experiencing significant stress
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Other Names: MBSR An 8-week course led by an experienced instructor in a group format of up to 15 people. Participants in the MBSR course learn mindfulness meditation techniques and simple yoga exercises such as stretching. |
An 8-week course led by an experienced instructor in a group format of up to 15 people.
Participants in the MBSR course learn mindfulness meditation techniques and simple yoga exercises such as stretching.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Caregiver Education & Social Support
Behavioral: Caregiver Education & Social Support Other Names: CESS An 8-week course led by experienced instructors in a group format of up to 15 people. Participants in the CESS course learn about a variety of important issues related to elder care and receive social and emotional support in a group discussion format. |
An 8-week course led by experienced instructors in a group format of up to 15 people.
Participants in the CESS course learn about a variety of important issues related to elder care and receive social and emotional support in a group discussion format.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Evaluate the feasibility of conducting a trial comparing mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and community caregiver education and support (CESS) programs on stress reduction for caregivers of patients with dementia.
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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participants will complete surveys and consent to a blood draw at baseline, post intervention, and 6 months.
They will complete a daily health behaviors calendar, and a subset will track their daily blood pressure.
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through study completion, an average of 1 year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Estimate the effectiveness of a MBSR program compared to a standard CESS program for caregivers of persons with dementia.
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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participants will complete surveys and consent to a blood draw at baseline, post intervention, and 6 months.
They will complete a daily health behaviors calendar, and a subset will track their daily blood pressure.
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through study completion, an average of 1 year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robin Whitebird, PhD, HealthPartners Institute
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimated)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 1R21AT003654-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
- R21AT003654-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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