Implementation of Mind-Body Practices in an Online Community of Caring (CaringBridge)

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: LovingKindess Meditation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05002842

1703S09842

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 979 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English literacy
• CaringBridge user with an active email address
• Visitor/Caregiver/Patient on a Cancer Journey (for Phase 2 only)

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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979 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Those in the immediate intervention arm will begin the LovingKindess Meditation practice upon enrollment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: LovingKindess Meditation

Delayed Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: LovingKindess Meditation