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Mindfulness Coach App for Anxiety in Seriously Ill Patients and Caregivers

This study is testing if a mobile app called Mindfulness Coach can help reduce anxiety in older adults with serious illnesses (like kidney failure, cancer, or heart failure) and their caregivers. Mindfulness Coach is a behavioral intervention, meaning it teaches skills through an app developed by the VA. Another health app, WebMD, will be used for comparison. The study aims to see if Mindfulness Coach is a good way to manage anxiety, especially since many people have limited access to mental health support. You might be able to join if you are an adult aged 60 or older with a serious illness, or a caregiver aged 21 or older for someone with a serious illness, and have a certain level of anxiety. The study will measure anxiety levels at 8 weeks and 6 months to see if the app is helpful. The current recruitment status is unclear, and they plan to enroll 162 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention. It will involve 162 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants' anxiety levels will be measured at 8 weeks and again at 6 months.

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NCT05040711

mHealth Mindfulness With Patients With Serious Illness and Their Caregivers

Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalTreatment
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
~162 participants
Updated 2026-04-24 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Mindfulness CoachActive Comparator

At a glance

Recruiting sites
3 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety Sub Scale
Measured over 6 months
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Anxiety

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Where it's being run

3 sites across 1 states
New Jersey3

Study leadership

  • Elissa Kozlov, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Rutgers University

Who to contact

ELISSA KOZLOV, PhD
[email protected]
9147153012
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

adults 60+
Diagnosis of or caregiver for individual with serious illnesses (e.g., ESRD, Cancer, CHF, COPD, Liver Disease)
Hads-A \> 8 for patient or caregiver
Blessed\<6
fluent in English
vision and hearing does not interfere with mobile device use
caregivers who must be 21+
caregiver must identify as primary source of informal care for patient
Caregiver blessed \<6
caregiver is fluent in English
Caregiver's vision and hearing does not interfere with mobile device use.

Exclusion

experience with mindfulness therapy in last 2 years
not fluent in English
vision or hearing that impairs use of mobile device
cognitive impairment more than 6 on Blessed.

What this trial measures

  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety Sub Scale6 months

    Anxiety scale with range from 0-21 with higher scores denoting highest anxiety

  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety Sub Scale8 weeks

    Anxiety scale with range from 0-21 with higher scores denoting highest anxiety