Status:
RECRUITING
Meditation to Reduce Firefighter Distress
Lead Sponsor:
University of Arizona
Conditions:
Psychological Distress
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The more than one million firefighters in the United States provide critical emergency medical services in communities they serve and are on the front lines of healthcare delivery, including in the po...
Detailed Description
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy of a 10-day meditation intervention (i.e., 10 individual prerecorded audio units delivered by smartphone app) versus an active attention control (i.e., 1...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria: 1) currently employed as a career firefighter, 2) 18 or older, 3) speak and understand English, and 4) own a smartphone (iPhone or Android) able to download and run the intervention apps.
- Exclusionary factors: 1) diagnosis of an illness requiring use of corticosteroids (e.g., asthma), and 2) have ongoing or past regular meditation experience in the last 4 years (i.e. more than two meditation session \[completed or attempted\] per year either with a group or individually), as determined by the PI.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 3 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
192 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06518616
Start Date
December 3 2024
End Date
February 28 2027
Last Update
November 12 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85721