mHealth Mindfulness With Patients With Serious Illness and Their Caregivers

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21+
SponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

About this trial

Older adults with serious illness and their caregivers have high rates of anxiety and limited access to effective, non-pharmacological treatments. A recent National Academy of Medicine report recommended increased emphasis on disseminating and implementing evidence-based psychotherapies in order to have maximal public health impact. Through this work, I will identify a sustainable and potentially scalable dyadic intervention and delivery model to manage symptoms of anxiety in older adults with serious illness and their caregivers in primary care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

adults 60+

Diagnosis of or caregiver for individual with serious illnesses (e.g., ESRD, Cancer, CHF, COPD, Liver Disease)

Hads-A > 8 for patient or caregiver

Blessed<6

Disqualifiers

experience with mindfulness therapy in last 2 years

not fluent in English

vision or hearing that impairs use of mobile device

cognitive impairment more than 6 on Blessed.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Mindfulness Coach
  • Active Comparator

Treatment groups

162 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups