Clinical trial · Interventional
Implementation of Mind-Body Practices in an Online Community of Caring (CaringBridge)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
CaringBridge (CB) is an online health community for people undergoing challenging health journeys. This platform provides an opportunity for individuals and their caregivers to rally support for a loved-one during a health journey. CaringBridge offers the opportunity for expressive writing through journal entries, wellbeing resources, participant health journey stories, and practical scheduling and communication tools to support community, healing, and wellbeing. Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) is a systemized mind-body approach developed to increase loving acceptance and has been shown to increase resilience in the face of adversity. The aim of this study is to better understand how mind-body practices, like LKM, impact adult CB users
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| LovingKindess Meditation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Immediate Intervention
- description
- Those in the immediate intervention arm will begin the LovingKindess Meditation practice upon enrollment.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: LovingKindess Meditation
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Delayed Intervention
- description
- Those in the deferred intervention arm will commence the LovingKindness Meditation practice intervention approximately 3 weeks (post 3 -week survey) after enrollment and participate three weeks thereafter.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: LovingKindess Meditation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Perceived Stress: The Perceived Stress Scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * English literacy * CaringBridge user with an active email address * Visitor/Caregiver/Patient on a Cancer Journey (for Phase 2 only) Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDTelke S, Leininger B, Hanson L, Kreitzer MJ. A Randomized Trial of 21 Days of Loving Kindness Meditation for Stress Reduction and Emotional Well-being Within an Online Health Community for Patients, Family, and Friends Experiencing a Cancer Health Journey. J Integr Complement Med. 2022 Feb;28(2):158-167. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2020.0512. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID 35167360