NCT06928610

Heart Math Resilience Program on Jail Staff

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is a multiple cohort, staggered-entry, waitlist randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive resiliency-based program in reducing stress for correctional officers employed by the Leon County Sheriff's Office in Tallahassee, FL.

Detailed description

The primary objective of the study is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive resiliency-based intervention, HeartMath, designed to reduce stress for correctional officers (COs) currently employed with the Leon County Sherriff's Office in Tallahassee, Florida. The study will also examine whether the intervention 1) improves perceptions of job satisfaction, workplace safety, and occupational stress; 2) improves CO retention and decreases absenteeism; 3) results in less punitive attitudes and greater apprehension to employ use of force.

Conditions

• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	HeartMath Resilience Program	Resiliency-based intervention designed to reduce stress, build resilience, and maintain energy levels.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-18
• Primary completion: 2029-01-01
• Completion: 2029-01-01
• First posted: 2025-04-15
• Last updated: 2025-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States