Music-based Mindfulness Intervention for Elevated Race-based Anxiety in the Black Community
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Interventions
- Behavioral: healing attempt
- Registration Number
- NCT05746312
- Lead Sponsor
- Harvard University
- Brief Summary
This study uses a multiple-baseline design and aims to replicate findings that a digital music-based mindfulness intervention can reduce elevated race-based state anxiety in Black Americans.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
- Familiarity with meditation
- Turns to music for emotional support
- Elevated trait anxiety (>=12 on the State Trait Anxiety Inventory - Trait [STAIT]-5)
- Majority of anxiety comes from racism or discrimination (>=60 on a scale of 0 [not at all] to 100 [entirely] for the following question; "If you are a racial or ethnic minority, how much do you feel that racism and/or discrimination contribute to your elevated anxiety levels?")."
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Exclusion Criteria
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Multiple-baseline study healing attempt All participants in this study received the same protocol. First, we had a baseline control period (no intervention) during which we assessed state anxiety levels every two minutes. Subsequently, we administered the intervention and continued to assess state anxiety at two minute intervals. Participants were randomized to baseline periods that varied in length (10,12,14, or 16 minutes of baseline).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method State anxiety Duration of study visit (60-90 minutes) Assessed with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - 6 \[Higher Score = More Anxiety\]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Harvard University
🇺🇸Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States