Mind-body Resilience Program for Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Caregivers

This study is testing two programs, "Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1" and "Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2," to help cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers manage emotional distress, anxiety, and depression. "Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1" teaches resilience skills like mindfulness and coping. "Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2" provides information about available support resources. The study is looking for cardiac arrest survivors and their primary caregivers, aged 18 and older. The main goal is to see if these programs are practical to offer and if people are willing to participate. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status.

Study design
This study is an interventional pilot randomized controlled trial involving 84 participants (42 survivor-caregiver pairs). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups.
What's involved
If you are in the "Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1" group, you will have six weekly 30-minute sessions, starting in person and continuing over Zoom. If you are in the "Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2" group, you will have one 30-minute session in person. All participants will complete surveys at the beginning, after six weeks, and three months later.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for three months after the end of treatment.

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NCT07143357

Mind-body Resilience Program for Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Caregivers: Recovering Together After Cardiac Arrest

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Massachusetts General Hospital
~84 participants
Updated 2025-10-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Feasibility of Recruitment
Measured over pre-test
+8 more outcomes measured
Emotional Distress
Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Anxiety
Depression
Caregivers
Survivorship
Resilience
Mindfulness
1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

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  • Feasibility of Recruitmentpre-test

    Proportion of eligible dyads that consent to participation

  • Feasibility of RandomizationThe end of treatment at 6 weeks

    Proportion of randomized participants who submit post-test assessments

  • Feasibility of Assessment Completionpre-test, the end of treatment at 6 weeks, and 3 months after the end of treatment

    Proportion of participants with no assessment measures missing at pre-test, post-test, and 3 month follow-up

  • Feasibility of Program Adherence (RT-CA 1)the end of treatment at 6 weeks

    Proportion of RT-CA 1 dyads that initiate the program by attending session 1 and complete at least 4 of 6 sessions.

  • Therapist Fidelitythe end of treatment at 6 weeks

    Proportion of 20% randomly-selected RT-CA 1 sessions in which the therapist fully adheres to program content, ascertained by a fidelity checklist

  • Treatment Satisfaction (RT-CA 1)the end of treatment at 6 weeks

    Proportion of RT-CA 1 participants that endorse satisfaction, defined as above the midpoint on the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-3

  • Credibility (RT-CA 1)pre-test

    Proportion of RT-CA 1 participants that endorse program credibility at pre-test, defined as scoring above the midpoint on the Credibility sub scale of the Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire

  • Expectancy (RT-CA 1)pre-test

    Proportion of RT-CA 1 participants that endorse expectancy to improve. from the program at pre-test, defined as scoring above the midpoint on the Expectancy sub scale of the Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire

  • Study safetyat the end of treatment at 6 weeks and 3 months after the end of treatment

    The proportion of participants that report no adverse events related to study participation.