MindWalk Intervention for Older South Asian Caregivers

This study is testing a program called the MindWalk Intervention for older South Asian family caregivers (45 years or older) who are caring for someone with a cognitive disability. The program involves mindful walking training, a prescribed walking routine, and tracking your activity with a Fitbit and logbook. Researchers want to see if the MindWalk Intervention can help reduce your perceived stress and improve your attention and executive function (mental skills like planning and problem-solving). You might be able to join if you are an older South Asian caregiver experiencing psychological stress, don't get enough physical activity, and own a smartphone. The study plans to enroll 50 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design: This is an interventional study planning to enroll 50 participants. It is a pilot study, meaning it's a small-scale test before a larger study.
What's involved: You would participate in mindful walking training, follow a prescribed walking regimen, and track your activity using logbooks and a Fitbit. Your stress, attention, and executive function will be measured at the start, after 12 weeks, and at 20 weeks.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: Your progress will be followed up to 20 weeks after the start of the study.

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MindWalk Intervention for Older South Asian Caregivers of People With Cognitive Disabilities (CD)

Recruiting

NAAges 45+Interventional

University of Illinois at Chicago

~50 participants

Updated 2026-05-01 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:MindWalk Intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites

8 of 8 listed sites are recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Perceived Stress using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II)

Measured over Baseline, After 12 weeks and at follow up (20weeks)

+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Cognitive Decline

Where it's being run

8 sites across 1 states

Illinois8

Study leadership

Sumithra Murthy · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Illinois at Chicago

Who to contact

Sumithra Murthy

[email protected]

312-355-1396

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Older South Asian family caregivers (45 years or older) caring for a person with cognitive disability of any age

Self-reported insufficient physical activity (defined as participating in moderate physical activity less than 60 min/week) and not engaged in mindfulness training

Self-reporting of experiencing psychological stress;

Own a smartphone with a data plan or Bluetooth-enabled device (e.g., tablets such as iPad) to sync data from the Fitbit tracker to the Fitbit app and to receive text messages

Ability to speak, understand, read and write English; ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion

Non-South Asian caregivers

Caregivers less than 45 years old

Having self-reported sufficient physical activity (defined as participating in moderate physical activity more than 60 min/week) and engaged in some form of mindfulness training

Not owning a smartphone with a data plan or Bluetooth-enabled device (e.g., tablets such as iPad)

Mobility limitation

Taking medications or other behavioral treatment for stress reduction; acute or chronic diseases at baseline

Inability to understand, speak, read, and write English

Inability to provide informed consent

What this trial measures

Perceived Stress using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II)Baseline, After 12 weeks and at follow up (20weeks)
Perceived stress will be measured using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) scale, a 7-item scale (Bond et al., 2011). Higher total scores on the AAQ-II indicate higher psychological inflexibility, experiential avoidance, and more potential psychological distress. Lower total scores mean more psychological flexibility.
Visuospatial inhibitory attention Using the NIH Toolbox Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention TestBaseline, After 12 weeks and at follow up (20weeks)
Using the NIH Toolbox Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test (for measuring attention and inhibitory control) from the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (HealthMeasures, 2020).
Executive Functioning Using the NIH Toolbox Dimensional Change Card Sort TestBaseline, After 12 weeks and at follow up (20weeks)
Using the NIH Toolbox Dimensional Change Card Sort Test (for measuring executive function) from the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (HealthMeasures, 2020).

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