Art for Hearts/Black Women's Hearts Paint Night

The purpose of this research study is to learn about different techniques that can be used to increase self-reflection, reduce stress, manage high blood pressure in Black women.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stress; Blood Pressure
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Paint Night

Detailed Description

The researchers want to know how Black women process stress and cope with it during the pandemic, and if managing stress related through a tailored stress reduction activity/art program affect psychological and blood pressure outcomes over the course of 2 months. It is possible that this information may help people reduce their stress and get treatment for high blood pressure sooner, which can help prevent other heart problems over time.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Virginia
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
      • Virginia Commonwealth University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• self-identify as African American or black
• have a measured blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are experiencing cognitive impairment
• Report an untreated psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, any organic brain syndromes, or substance abuse disorder that the study team believes may result in being a threat to themselves or others
• Report hospitalization for any psychiatric disorder within the past 12 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Paint Night

Behavioral: Paint Night; There will be 8 Sessions (4 paint nights and 4 educational sessions alternating weeks). For the painting sessions, participants will paint for 45 minutes and then participate in a combined presentation/discussion session (45 minutes). For the educational sessions, they will attend a 30-minute presentation presented by a researcher on heart health and then have the opportunity to discuss with the researcher and other members of the group (60 minutes).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in blood pressure	Participants will take their BP at least once a week (with at least 7 days separating the first and last reading each month) for eight consecutive weeks.	Baseline to 8 weeks
Change in psychological state	Participants will complete a survey regarding their psychological state at baseline at the conclusion of their 8-week series.	Baseline to 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
• Collaborators: Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Anika L Hines, PhD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): April 6, 2022
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): October 4, 2022
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): October 4, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 14, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): February 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): November 17, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 16, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: HM20021891

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No