Status:
COMPLETED
FMBI With War-affected Families
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota
Conditions:
Family Mindfulness-based Intervention in War-affected Families
Intergenerational Trauma
Eligibility:
All Genders
11+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study has two central research questions: 1) Is implementing a family mindfulness-based intervention with war-affected immigrant families through community based participatory research methods fe...
Detailed Description
Intergenerational trauma is a major public health problem impacting war-affected families. The investigators' specific research contribution will test the feasibility of a 7-week family mindfulness-ba...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult inclusion criteria:
- Above the age of 18
- Karen refugees resettled to the United States greater than one year prior to enrollment
- Caregiving responsibility for at least one child between the ages of 11 and 18
- Reported primary or secondary torture or war trauma exposure, based on assessments conducted during UMN IRB STUDY00000729
- Participation in UMN IRB STUDY00000729 and having agreed to be contacted for future research
- Youth inclusion criteria:
- Ages 11 to 18
- Living in the home with the primary caregivers
- Considered a dependent of the primary caregivers (still in high school or transitioning from school to workforce, not married and/or raising their own children - will take individual youth circumstances into consideration individually to make a determination of dependence)
Exclusion
- Self-reported or study team observed severe or unstable mental or physical illness such as acute psychosis, presence or risk of safety concerns, and/or a physical disability or illness, which prevents the potential participant from engaging in the study activities. Youth will be excluded if screening is positive for PTSD. Caregivers will not be excluded if mental health screening is positive for PTSD/severe depression.
- Nonbiological caregiving relationships with child
- If one member of the family declines to participate in the initial enrollment, the family will be excluded. If the randomly selected index youth declines to participate, we will open enrollment to other youth in the family that meet the inclusion criteria.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05241314
Start Date
January 1 2022
End Date
January 1 2023
Last Update
April 2 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455