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mHealth Mindfulness With Patients With Serious Illness and Their Caregivers
Led by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Updated on 2026-04-24
162
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
231 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Older adults with serious illness and their caregivers have high rates of anxiety and limited access to effective, non-pharmacological treatments. A recent National Academy of Medicine report recommended increased emphasis on disseminating and implementing evidence-based psychotherapies in order to have maximal public health impact. Through this work, I will identify a sustainable and potentially scalable dyadic intervention and delivery model to manage symptoms of anxiety in older adults with serious illness and their caregivers in primary care.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
mHealth Mindfulness With Patients With Serious Illness and Their Caregivers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 60 years or older
- Diagnosis of serious illness or caregiver for someone with serious illness (e.g., ESRD, Cancer, CHF, COPD, Liver Disease)
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety Sub Scale (HADS-A) score greater than 8 for patient or caregiver
- Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test score less than 6
- Fluent in English
- Vision and hearing sufficient to use a mobile device
- Caregivers must be 21 years or older
- Caregiver must be the primary informal care provider for the patient
- Caregiver meets Blessed test score less than 6
- Caregiver fluent in English
- Caregiver's vision and hearing sufficient to use a mobile device
You will not qualify if you...
- Experience with mindfulness therapy within the last 2 years
- Not fluent in English
- Vision or hearing impairments that interfere with mobile device use
- Cognitive impairment with Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test score of 6 or higher
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
RWJ Barnabas Outpatient Geriatric Clinics
Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039
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2
RWJB Outpatient Geriatrics
Monroe, New Jersey, United States, 08831
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3
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
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Research Team
E
ELISSA KOZLOV, PhD
CONTACT
D
Danielle Llaneza, MA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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