Mind-Body Skills Groups for Incarcerated Men and Women

NCT05948917 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CMBMIndianaPrisons002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to learn about the effectiveness of a Mind-Body Skills Group program for incarcerated participants.The main questions is aims to answer are:

1. 1.Do the mind-body skills groups increase resilience?
2. 2.Do the mind-body skills groups decrease depression, anxiety and/or stress?
3. 3.Do the mind-body skills groups increase participants' belief that they have improved coping skills?
4. 4.Do the mind-body skills groups increase a sense of meaning in life?
5. 5.Do the mind-body skills groups increase a sense of life purpose?
6. 6.Do the mind-body skills groups increase self-esteem in women?
7. 7.Do the mind-body skills groups decrease aggressive responses in men?

Conditions

Resilience

Keywords

mind-body medicine; resilience; incarcerated; meditation; prisoners

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from Baseline on resilience using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) after the 10-session mind-body skills groups and at 3 month follow-up.

  The CD-RISC is a validated, self-report instrument assessing resilience over the last month. The CD-RISC consists of 25 questions that are rated on a 5-point scale with higher scores representing greater resilience. Change = After the 10 sessions score- Baseline score; Follow-up score - After the 10 sessions score; and Follow-up Score - Baseline score

  Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 3 month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Change from Baseline on depression, anxiety, and stress using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale -21 (DASS-21) after the 10-session mind-body skills groups and at 3 month follow-up.

  Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 3 month follow-up

• Change from Baseline on coping-self efficacy using the Coping Self-Efficacy (CSE) scale after the 10 session mind-body skills groups and at 3 month follow-up

  Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 3 month follow-up

• Change from Baseline on meaning in life using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) after the 10 session mind-body skills groups and at 3 month follow-up

  Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 3 month follow-up

• Change from Baseline on purpose in life using the the Life Engagement Test (LET) after the 10 session mind-body skills groups and at 3 month follow-up

  Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 3 month follow-up

• Change from Baseline on self-esteem (females only) using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) after the 10 session mind-body skills groups and at 3 month follow-up

  Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 3 month follow-up

Other Outcomes (1)

• How the Mind-Body Medicine Skills Groups have Affected the Participants by using Focus Group Interviews

  11 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Behavioral: Mind-body Skills Groups

EXPERIMENTAL

10 mind-body skills groups held once a week.

Behavioral: Mind-Body Skills Groups

Interventions

Mind-Body Skills Groups BEHAVIORAL

The mind-body skills groups consist of supportive small group sessions with about 8-10 participants per group. Participants of these groups learn and practice mind-body techniques including: meditation, self-expression through drawings, autogenics and biofeedback, guided imagery, body awareness, and genograms.

Behavioral: Mind-body Skills Groups

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• \. Having any of the following before the study is completed:
• a sentence that will end,
• a scheduled change in security level to a minimum-security prison or,
• a scheduled work release;
• Or 2. Having conduct problems and/or emotional or mental instability that prevents safe and effective participation in the mind-body medicine training program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Herbert Simon Family Foundation: collaborator
• The Center for Mind-Body Medicine: lead

Study Sites (2)

Plainfield Correctional Facility

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46168, United States

Location

Indiana Women's Prison

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46214, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Julie K Staples, PhD

  The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 30, 2023
• First Posted: July 17, 2023
• Study Start: September 5, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 19, 2025
• Study Completion: June 19, 2025
• Last Updated: December 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)