NCT06987799

Community-based Approach to Lowering Stress Through Mindfulness

Addressing Depression for African American Adults With Hypertension: Applying Community-Engaged Implementation Science

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a culturally adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention in a community setting for African American adults with high blood pressure (hypertension) and depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does participation in a culturally adapted mindfulness-based intervention improve depressive symptoms? * Does participation in a culturally adapted mindfulness-based intervention improve blood pressure control? * Is the intervention acceptable, appropriate, and feasible as delivered in a community setting? Participants will: * Participate in an 8-week group-based mindfulness intervention (CALM-Chicago). During intervention sessions, participants will learn about mindfulness and stress management and complete mindfulness-based activities, such as guided deep breathing and meditation. * Complete surveys online * Have their blood pressure measured with a non-invasive blood pressure cuff * Attend 1 focus group (optional)

Conditions

• Depression
• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR; CALM-Chicago Study)	This clinical trial will evaluate the effectiveness of the culturally adapted intervention, CALM-Chicago, in a community setting. CALM-Chicago has been previously used in a clinical setting.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-10
• Primary completion: 2028-05-31
• Completion: 2028-05-31
• First posted: 2025-05-23
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States