Meditation to Reduce Firefighter Distress

Part of paid clinical trials in Tucson, Arizona.

Sponsor
University of Arizona
Study ID
NCT06518616
Phase
PHASE2
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Psychological Distress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • 10-day meditation intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    prerecorded meditation units delivered by smartphone app
  • 10-day health education intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    prerecorded health education units delivered by smartphone app

Study Details

The more than one million firefighters in the United States provide critical emergency medical services in communities they serve and are on the front lines of healthcare delivery, including in the post-pandemic world. As a result of exposure to occupational stressors, a high proportion of firefighters experience considerable stress-related burden including psychological distress (i.e., increased features of anxiety and depression). To address this need, this project will test the efficacy of a 10-day meditation intervention (i.e., 10 individual prerecorded audio units delivered by smartphone app) among career firefighters to decrease psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depression).

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 3, 2024
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2026
Completion
Feb 28, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
192 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: 10-day meditation intervention
    prerecorded meditation units, 10 units, one per day, delivered by smartphone app
  • Active Comparator: 10-day health education intervention
    prerecorded health education units, 10 units, one per day, delivered by smartphone app

Primary Outcome Measure

anxiety features [ Time Frame: before, immediately after, 30 days after, and 3 months after the 10-day interventions ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of ArizonaTucsonArizona85721
Thaddeus Pace
[email protected]
520-626-3520

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