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Mind-body Resilience Program for Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Caregivers: Recovering Together After Cardiac Arrest
NCT07143357 · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Official title
Development of a Dyadic Mind-body Program for Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Caregivers: Recovering Together After Cardiac Arrest (RT-CA).
About this study
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of our proposed interventions through a pilot RCT. The investigators will deliver the RCT intervention (N=42 dyads; 84 participants total) and evaluate feasibility and acceptability based on a priori benchmarks.
The RCT will initially take place at Massachusetts General Hospital intensive care units and step-down units. Cardiac arrest survivor-caregiver dyads will be randomly assigned to one of two groups - Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1 (RT-CA 1) or Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2 (RT-CA 2).
RT-CA 1 involves six, 30-minute weekly sessions beginning at bedside and continuing over Zoom after the survivor is discharged. RT-CA 2 involves one, 30 minute session at bedside.
All participants will complete psychosocial survey measures at baseline, six weeks, and 3 months.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Out-of-hospital or in-hospital CA survivor (must have new diagnosis of "cardiac arrest" in electronic medical record from index hospitalization with documented loss of pulse) with an identified caregiver (identified by the survivor who is their primary source of emotional and functional support)
2. survivor must score \>5 on Short Form of the Mini Mental State Exam for sufficient cognitive function for meaningful participation
3. ability and willingness to participate in a hybrid in-person/live video intervention
4. English speaking adults (18 year or older)
5. at least one member of the dyad endorses clinically significant emotional distress during screening (\>7 on either of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale subscales).
Exclusion Criteria:
1. active psychosis, mania, substance dependence, or suicidal intent or plan that would require a higher level of care
2. any other psychiatric or neurological condition that would preclude meaningful participation
3. the caregiver must not be a cardiac arrest survivor
Study design
Enrollment target: 84 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: single
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2025-10-17
Estimated completion: 2028-07
Last updated: 2025-10-23
Interventions
Behavioral: Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 1Other: Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest 2
Primary outcomes
- • Feasibility of Recruitment (pre-test)
- • Feasibility of Randomization (The end of treatment at 6 weeks)
- • Feasibility of Assessment Completion (pre-test, the end of treatment at 6 weeks, and 3 months after the end of treatment)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · other
With: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Contacts & investigators
ContactAlexander Presciutti, PhD · contact · apresciutti@mgh.harvard.edu · 617-726-7913
ContactSara Bogan, BA · contact · sbogan@mgh.harvard.edu · 617-724-1312
All locations (1)
Massachusetts General HospitalRecruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States