Implementation of Mind-Body Practices in an Online Community of Caring (CaringBridge)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 979
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Perceived Stress: The Perceived Stress Scale
研究概览
简要总结
CaringBridge (CB) is an online health community for people undergoing challenging health journeys. This platform provides an opportunity for individuals and their caregivers to rally support for a loved-one during a health journey. CaringBridge offers the opportunity for expressive writing through journal entries, wellbeing resources, participant health journey stories, and practical scheduling and communication tools to support community, healing, and wellbeing. Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) is a systemized mind-body approach developed to increase loving acceptance and has been shown to increase resilience in the face of adversity. The aim of this study is to better understand how mind-body practices, like LKM, impact adult CB users
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •English literacy
- •CaringBridge user with an active email address
- •Visitor/Caregiver/Patient on a Cancer Journey (for Phase 2 only)
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Immediate Intervention
Those in the immediate intervention arm will begin the LovingKindess Meditation practice upon enrollment.
干预措施: LovingKindess Meditation (Behavioral)
Delayed Intervention
Those in the deferred intervention arm will commence the LovingKindness Meditation practice intervention approximately 3 weeks (post 3 -week survey) after enrollment and participate three weeks thereafter.
干预措施: LovingKindess Meditation (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Perceived Stress: The Perceived Stress Scale
时间窗: 3 weeks
The Perceived Stress Scale is a 10-item scale for measuring one's perception of stress. All 10 items are assessed by asking how often a respondent felt a certain way on a 5-point Likert measure (0 = Never; 4 = Very Often), with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 40. Higher total scores indicate greater perceived stress. This will be assessed at baseline and week three, in addition to week six for the deferred arm.
次要结局
- Change in Compassionate Love: The Compassionate Love for Humanity Scale(3 weeks)
- Change in Social Support: The Social Assurance Scale(3 weeks)
- Change in Social Support: The Social Connectedness Scale(3 weeks)
- Change in Self-Compassion: The Self-Compassion Scale(3 weeks)