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Art for Hearts/Black Women's Hearts Paint Night

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) logo

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Blood Pressure
Stress

Treatments

Behavioral: Paint Night

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05252507
HM20021891

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

20 participants in 1 patient group

Paint Night
Experimental group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Paint Night

Trial contacts and locations

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