NCT07143357

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

Development of a Dyadic Mind-body Program for Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Caregivers: Recovering Together After Cardiac Arrest (RT-CA).

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot two resilience interventions for cardiac arrest survivors and their informal caregivers, Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1 and Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2 . The data the investigators gather in this study will be used to further refine the interventions.

Detailed description

The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of our proposed interventions through a pilot RCT. The investigators will deliver the RCT intervention (N=42 dyads; 84 participants total) and evaluate feasibility and acceptability based on a priori benchmarks. The RCT will initially take place at Massachusetts General Hospital intensive care units and step-down units. Cardiac arrest survivor-caregiver dyads will be randomly assigned to one of two groups - Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1 (RT-CA 1) or Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2 (RT-CA 2). RT-CA 1 involves six, 30-minute weekly sessions beginning at bedside and continuing over Zoom after the survivor is discharged. RT-CA 2 involves one, 30 minute session at bedside. All participants will complete psychosocial survey measures at baseline, six weeks, and 3 months.

Conditions

• Emotional Distress
• Cardiac Arrest (CA)
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Caregivers
• Survivorship
• Resilience
• Mindfulness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1	The intervention will teach resiliency skills (mindfulness and coping) to dyads and provider anticipatory guidance and resources to manage stressors specific to cardiac arrest. These sessions will take place in person until the survivor is discharged; remaining sessions will occur over Zoom.
OTHER	Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2	In this minimally enhanced usual care control, dyads will participate in one 30-minute session with a clinician at beside to review a pamphlet of available psychosocial resources for cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-17
• Primary completion: 2028-06-01
• Completion: 2028-07-01
• First posted: 2025-08-27
• Last updated: 2025-10-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States