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Trial Title:
Targeting Chronic Stress for Reducing Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer
NCT ID:
NCT06323421
Condition:
Mindfulness
Colon Cancer
Females
Conditions: Official terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention model:
Single Group Assignment
Primary purpose:
Prevention
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Mindfulness
Description:
Participants attend seven 60-90 min group mindfulness sessions each week and a 1/2 day
retreat, with three sessions in-person and six sessions remote, led by a mindfulness
interventionist. Additionally, participants will be encouraged to engage for at least 30
minutes per week in asynchronous mindfulness activities through a web-based program to
increase exposure to mindfulness practices beyond group sessions.
Arm group label:
Mindfulness
Summary:
Many neighborhoods in Chicago experience daily exposure to stressors including economic
inopportunity and violent crime in public spaces. There is mounting evidence that chronic
psychosocial stress can facilitate carcinogenesis by modulating the gut microbiome and
immune system. The proposed research aims to study the practice of mindfulness to
mitigate CPS and reduce colorectal cancer risk factors among Black American women at
elevated risk.
Detailed description:
Chronic stress can directly and indirectly promote carcinogenesis through immune,
metabolic, and microbial pathways. Our overarching hypothesis is that reducing chronic
stress will have important implications for colon cancer risk reduction among vulnerable
and high-risk populations. A promising approach for reducing chronic stress is
mindfulness practices. Mindfulness is a meditation-based technique to achieve a state of
mind used to experience higher awareness or consciousness. We propose to pilot test an
8-week Mindfulness intervention delivered in a hybrid format (synchronous and
asynchronous sessions) among 40 Black females at elevated risk of colon cancer, who
reside in vulnerable communities and who report moderate to high perceived stress. At
baseline and post-intervention, participants will provide blood and stool undergo body
composition analysis, and complete mood and lifestyle-related surveys. The specific aims
are to: test the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and evaluate the
preliminary effect on stress and weight, fasting glucose, inflammation markers, and the
gut microbiome - risk markers and risk pathways associated with colon tumorigenesis.
While relieving social stressors is the paramount goal, addressing chronic stress at the
individual level is achievable now, with implications for CRC risk reduction. If
successful, data generated here will serve in developing a fully powered trial to test if
MBSR is efficacious for CRC risk reduction among high-risk vulnerable populations in
Chicago.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female based on sex assigned at birth
- Self-identify as Black
- Age 45-65 years old
- Completed a colonoscopy in the past 24 months,
- Classify as elevated risk of CRC defined as: any colorectal adenoma detected in past
24 months
- Own and use a smartphone, computer, or tablet with access to the Internet
- Score ≥ 14 on the PSS at screening
- Reside in a Chicago community with high violent crime
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of CRC
- Antibiotics (oral/IV) in the past 2 months
- Inflammatory bowel disease or genetic predisposition to CRC
- Cancer diagnosis or cancer treatment in the past 12 months
- Consume > 50 grams of ethanol daily
- Use combustible tobacco
- Bariatric surgery or bowel resection
- Immunodeficiency/autoimmune disease
- Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c > 9% based on EHR)
- Fiber or pre-/probiotic supplements > 3 days per week
- Serrated adenoma at the recent colonoscopy given the molecular features are distinct
- Significant health conditions or take medications that impact participation or
expected outcomes (e.g., β-blocker, Cushing's syndrome, and corticosteroids -
inhaled, topical, oral in the past month given effects on hair cortisol measurement)
Gender:
Female
Minimum age:
45 Years
Maximum age:
65 Years
Healthy volunteers:
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
University of Illinois Chicago
Address:
City:
Chicago
Zip:
60612
Country:
United States
Status:
Recruiting
Contact:
Last name:
Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD
Phone:
312-355-5521
Email:
tussing@uic.edu
Start date:
July 15, 2024
Completion date:
August 31, 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Agency class:
Other
Source:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06323421