What this study is
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mindfulness skills training program has mental health benefits for people returning to the community following incarceration. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does mindfulness skills training improve symptoms of anxiety and depression?
- Do participants find this mindfulness program to be acceptable and feasible to participate in?
Researchers will compare outcomes for participants in the mindfulness training program to those in a waitlist control group who will receive the mindfulness program after the end of the study.
Participants will:
- Complete an initial intake visit, consisting of an interview and questionnaires
- Randomly be assigned to a mindfulness group or a waitlist control group
- Participate in weekly mindfulness classes for 6 weeks (mindfulness group only)
- Complete a set of questionnaires after the conclusion of the mindfulness classes
- Complete a set of questionnaires and an interview 2 months after the conclusion of the mindfulness classes
What's being tested
- Wellbeing skills for reentry
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
An 8-week, in-person meditation training program for formerly incarcerated adults, with practices and concepts grounded in the four pillars of the Healthy Minds Program (awareness, connection, insight, and purpose) that are supported by custom meditation practices presented in the Healthy Minds Program App.
- Healthy Minds Program
Intervention · DEVICE
A customized version of the Healthy Minds Program app will allow participants to listen to recorded meditation practices in support of the in-person curriculum.
Study details
- Official title
- Community-engaged Research to Promote Mental Health and Successful Reentry Outcomes Following Incarceration
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Conditions
- Formerly Incarcerated Adults
- Enrolling
- 60 people
- Starts
- 2026-01-12
- Est. completion
- 2027-11-30
- Design
- Open-label, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Age 18 or older
- Formerly incarcerated in a local jail, state or federal prison
- Can read, speak and understand English
- Able to provide informed consent
You can't join if
- Suicidal ideation with some intent to act or with a specific plan and intent
- Active psychosis
- Daily or nearly daily use (over the past 3 months) of the following substances: cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants, sedatives or sleeping pills, hallucinogens, or opioids
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Study locations (1)
1 openUniversity of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study ID 2024-1269
Principal investigator
Dan Grupe, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.