An Evaluation of a Mind-Body Medicine Training Program for Parole Services Division Staff

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT06782503
• Lead Sponsor: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mind-body medicine training program on parole services staff. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Will participation in the training increase resilience; empathy; the belief that one can cope with difficult situations; and decrease symptoms of depression, stress, anxiety, and burnout?

* What is the personal and professional impact of the training program?

Sixty staff members of the Indiana Department of Correction Parole Services Division will do the following:

* Attend an initial 4-day mind-body medicine training. Mind-body techniques taught in the training include: meditation; a breathing exercise; biofeedback; guided imagery; expressing oneself through drawings and writing; movement to reduce stress; and family trees to explore family dynamics.

* Attend a 2-day practicum. The 2-day practicum will teach staff the ways in which they can share the skills they have learned one-on-one with parolees and families of parolees.

* Attend 4 biweekly sessions of 2-hour group consultation sessions. The consultations will support the use of the mind-body skills with the parolees.

Participants will also do the following:

* Fill out standardized questionnaires online before and after the training program in order to measure changes in resilience; empathy; the belief that one can cope with difficult situations; and symptoms of depression, stress, anxiety, and burnout.

* Fill out an additional online questionnaire three months after the consultation sessions to determine how trainees are using the mind-body skills in their work.

* Participate in an online group interview to determine how trainees are using the skills and how the training has affected them personally and professionally.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study Start: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-15
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-23
• Primary Completion: 2026-12
• Study Completion: 2026-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline on Resilience assessed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) after the 4-day training and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Baseline, after the 4-day training, and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Resilience will be measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The CD-RISC consists of 25 questions that are rated on a 5-point scale, with higher scores representing greater resilience.; Change = (Score after the 4-day training) minus (Baseline score); (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Score after the 4-day training); and (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Baseline score)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline on Coping Self-efficacy assessed using the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE scale) after the 4-day training and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Baseline, after the 4-day training, and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Improvements in self-efficacy will be measured using the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE scale). The CSE scale consists of 26 items that are rated using an 11-point scale that ranges from "0 = Cannot do at all" to "10 = Certain can do". Higher scores indicate greater levels of coping self-efficacy.; Change = (Score after the 4-day training) minus (Baseline score); (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Score after the 4-day training); and (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Baseline score)
Change from Baseline on Empathy will be assessed using the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) after the 4-day training and 3 months after the last group consultation	Baseline, after the 4-day training, and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Improvements in empathy will be measured using the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ). The TEQ scale consists of 16 items that are rated using a 5-point scale that ranges from "0 = never" to "4 = always. Higher scores indicate higher levels of empathy.; Change = (Score after the 4-day training) minus (Baseline score); (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Score after the 4-day training); and (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Baseline score)
Change from Baseline on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale -21 (DASS-21) after the 4-day training and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Baseline, after the 4-day training, and 3 months after the last group consultation session	The DASS - 21 consists of 7 questions each to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress. Higher scores indicated higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress.; Change = (Score after the 4-day training) minus (Baseline score); (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Score after the 4-day training); and (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Baseline score)
Change from Baseline Burnout using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) after the 4-day training and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Baseline, after the 4-day training, and 3 months after the last group consultation session	Decreases in burnout will be measured with Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). The OLBI consists of 16-items that are rated using a 4-point scale that ranges from "1= strongly agree" to "4 = strongly disagree". There are two subscales: Exhaustion and Disengagement. Higher scores indicated greater levels of burnout.; Change = (Score after the 4-day training) minus (Baseline score); (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Score after the 4-day training); and (Score 3 months after the last group consultation session) minus (Baseline score)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Indiana Department of Correction; 🇺🇸 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States