Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training for Aggression, Health, and Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress, Psychological, Aggression

In brief

Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to significant stressors, elevating their risk for aggression and excessive use of force, as well as mental health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder, burnout, alcohol misuse, depression, and suicide. The proposed study will identify, optimize and refine best clinical and research practices across two sites to ensure success in a future multisite efficacy trial assessing preventative effects of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training on physiological, behavioral, and psychological outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03784846

Run by

Pacific University

People needed

109

Starts

2019-10-01

Expected to finish

2022-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2023-07-03

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be 21-65 years old (age limitations for both police departments),
• demonstrate English fluency,
• be a sworn, full-time, active status law enforcement officer,
• agree to random assignment to condition, and
• be willing to complete assessments at multiple time points and attend intervention groups

You may not qualify if…

• previous participation in MBSR, MBRT or a similar mindfulness course,
• score in the severe range on brief screening measures of depression, suicidal ideation, alcohol use, or PTSD, or
• unable or unwilling to give written informed consent.

Where it is running

• University of New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
• Pacific University — Forest Grove, Oregon, United States

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