The Veteran Caregiver Reducing Stress Time (VetCareReST) Study (VetCareReST)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02852174 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 2, 2016
Last Update Posted : May 1, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Worry | Behavioral: Mindfulness meditation training | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Wounded Warrior Caregivers |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Mindfulness group
The treatment groups will participate in a mindfulness intervention training that will meet for 2 hours once a week for eight weeks. The 8-week program provides participants with 2-hour weekly instruction designed to teach specific skills and how to apply them during stressful situations (e.g., when caring for or advocating for the veteran).Mindfulness training also requires that participants engage in daily home practice for 30 to 40 minutes. Participants will be required to record the duration of the meditation in log sheets.
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Behavioral: Mindfulness meditation training
Mindfulness meditation training |
No Intervention: Control
Participants in the control may receive the mindfulness training after the wait period ends at which point they may receive the treatment as described above.
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- Stress [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Perceived levels of stress
- Depressed mood [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Depressive symptoms
- Anxiety [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Anxious symptoms
- Worry [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Worried feelings

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provide unpaid caregiver or support to a veteran
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Willing to participate for the duration of the project
- Able to track his/her home practice in a handwritten log
- Have no significant psychiatric disorders other than depression or anxiety (e.g., bipolar disorder, substance abuse, actively suicidal)
Exclusion Criteria:
- The presence of significant psychiatric disorders other than depression or anxiety (e.g., bipolar disorder, substance abuse, actively suicidal)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02852174
United States, Illinois | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
Champaign, Illinois, United States, 61820 |
Responsible Party: | Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02852174 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
16648 |
First Posted: | August 2, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 1, 2018 |
Last Verified: | April 2018 |
Depression Behavioral Symptoms |