My ESSENCE: Mindfulness for African-Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
This study, called My ESSENCE, is looking at how mindfulness meditation can help African-Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. The goal is to see if mindfulness can improve sleep and reduce stress, which might lower the risk of heart problems. You can join if you are African American, have Type 2 Diabetes, live in the greater Chicagoland area, are between 21 and 75 years old, and have a mobile phone with unlimited texts and internet access. The study will measure changes in your sleep quality, how stressed you feel, and any sleep problems you have after 8 and 16 weeks. The current recruitment status is unclear, but the study plans to enroll up to 100 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll up to 100 participants. It is a pilot randomized, controlled trial.
- What's involved
- You would participate in mindfulness classes, either in-person or online. Your sleep will be monitored, and you will engage in coping mechanisms.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your sleep quality, perceived stress, and sleep disturbances will be measured at 8 and 16 weeks.
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My ESSENCE - A Research Study on Mindfulness for African-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Alana Biggers · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Illinois at Chicago
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What this trial measures
- Sleep QualityChange from baseline at 8 and 16 weeks.
Will use Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). PSQI has a minimum score of 0 (better) and maximum of 21 (worse). Score \> 5 is considered poor quality sleep.
- Perceived StressChange from baseline at 8 and 16 weeks.
Will use Perceived Stress Scale. Scale has a minimum value of 0, and maximum value of 40. Scores from 0-13 are considered low stress, 14-26 are moderate, and 27-40 are high perceived stress.
- Sleep DisturbancesChange from baseline at 8 and 16 weeks
Will use Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance Short Form 8b. Scores are reported as T-scores, with 28.9 being the minimum value, and 76.5 being the maximum. Higher scores indicate greater sleep disturbances.
- Sleep ImpairmentChange from baseline at 8 and 16 weeks
Will use Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Related Impairment Short Form 8a.Scores are reported as T-scores, with 30.0 being the minimum value, and 80.1 being the maximum. Higher scores indicate greater sleep impairment.