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Community-based Approach to Lowering Stress Through Mindfulness

Northwestern University

Start Date

9/10/2025

Completion Date

5/31/2028

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)

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old * Lives, works, or spends much of their time in the South Side of Chicago neighborhood * Self-reports diagnosis of hypertension or high blood pressure by a clinician * Endorses elevated depressive symptoms as Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 scores ≥10 * Not taking antidepressant medication or stable on antidepressant medication for ≥6 months as self-reported Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years old * Severe mental illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, psychosis) * Current suicidal ideation (PHQ-9 item 9) or recent (past 6 months) suicide attempt * Unable to provide informed consent or complete study activities in English

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR; CALM-Chicago Study)

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Conditions

DepressionHypertension

Locations

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Chicago

Chicago, Illinois 60643

United States