NCT05208164Recruiting
My ESSENCE - A Research Study on Mindfulness for African-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
My ESSENCE - Mindfulness to Reduce Stress, Improve SIeep, and Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in African-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Mar 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The proposed research and training will allow Dr. Alana Biggers to obtain critical research skills and study a mindfulness meditation program designed to improve sleep and reduce stress in African-American adults with diabetes. If effective, this program may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among African-Americans with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 10 Dec 2021
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Diseases
- Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT05208164
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 100
- From 1 Apr 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Alcohol or drug abuse
Other illness
- Severe insomnia, narcolepsy, or REM sleep related disorder
- Major cognitive impairments or psychiatric disorder
Other
- Untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- Limited English proficiency
- Inability to send/receive text messages
- Currently engaging in mindfulness practice
Who the study is looking for
- Self-identifies as African American or Black
- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
- Valid address in greater Chicagoland area
- Mobile phone with unlimited text-messaging
- Mobile device (smartphone, tablet, or computer) with the ability to connect to the internet if remote online delivery
- Availability to participate in mindfulness class either in-person or online
- Age 21-75
Age in the registry: 21 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois at Chicago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Recruiting |
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