The Impact of a Race-Based Stress Reduction Intervention
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Racism
Stress
Inflammation
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 50 – 75
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 300 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Loyola University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a stress reduction program called Resilience, Stress, and Ethnicity (RiSE) improves well-being, inflammation, and the epigenome in African American (AA) women who have risk factors for heart or metabolic disease.
The main question it aims to answer is whether an intervention that integrates cognitive-behavioral strategies focused on the impact t…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Between the ages of 50 and 75
* Female
* Post-menopausal (without menstrual period for at least 12 consecutive months)
* Self-identified AA or Black
* Able to write, read, speak English
* Must have at least 1 of any of the following:
* Waist circumference \>88 cm
* Systol…
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