A Reinforced Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Problematic Drinking Among Hispanic Emerging Adults

Part of paid clinical trials in Miami, Florida.

Sponsor
Florida International University
Study ID
NCT07192094
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Heavy Episodic Drinking
  • MBSR
  • Young Adults

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Mindfulness Sessions - 8 Week Program — BEHAVIORAL
    A culturally, and developmentally adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for Hispanic (self-identified) emerging adult (EA) participants (ages 18-25 years old) over 8 weeks (1.5 hours/week).

Study Details

This study is a trial to evaluate a mindfulness program designed for Hispanic young adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) an in-person, 8-week mindfulness program (one 1.5-hour session per week at FIU's MMC campus), or (2) an assessment-only control group. Regardless of group assignment. Participants will be asked to complete online surveys at baseline, after an 8-week period, and again one month later. They will also be asked to provide a fingerpick blood sample and have their heart rate and blood pressure measured at four timepoints: baseline, 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months after baseline. Participation will involve up to 16 hours over approximately 14 weeks. This includes time for completing baseline assessments, participating in the 8-week intervention (if assigned), and completing post-program and follow-up assessments. There are no serious risks of participating in this study, but some of the questions during the assessments, interview, or the fingerpick may cause you discomfort. The main benefit from participating in this clinical trial is that participants may experience personal benefits from learning mindfulness techniques.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 27, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2028
Completion
Jul 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Mindfulness Sessions
    An adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention group (n=60). The intervention is an adapted MBSR 8-week program (1.5 hour/week), and the sessions will be delivered by a facilitator on FIU MMC Campus. Participants will also complete 3 quantitative study assessments and undergo biomarker collections at 4 timepoints .
  • No Intervention: Assessments Only
    Assessment-only control group (n=60). Participants randomly assigned to the control condition will not receive the mindfulness intervention but will complete all study assessments and biomarker collections at the same timepoints as the intervention group (i.e., baseline, post-intervention, 1-month follow-up, and biomarker collections at four timepoints). These participants will not attend any mindfulness group sessions but will be compensated for their participation in data collection activities.

Primary Outcome Measure

Acceptability [ Time Frame: Post Intervention (within 1 week of completing the program) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Academic Health Center 5 (AHC 5)MiamiFlorida33199
Michelle Hospital, Ph.d, LMHC
[email protected]
305-505-9337

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