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Project Women's Insomnia Sleep Health Equity Study (WISHES)
Sponsor: Yale University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to achieve health and healthcare equity by implementing an equity-focused, mindfulness-based sleep intervention to reduce stress and sleep deficiency-related cardiometabolic disease burden in Black women.
Official title: Implementing Mindfulness Practice to Advance Sleep Health Equity Among Black Women
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
340
Start Date
2026-01-06
Completion Date
2028-08-31
Last Updated
2026-02-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI)
MBTI will be administered in 6 weekly sessions. Session 1 consists of introductions and an overview. Subsequent sessions consist of mindfulness concepts/practice and behavioral strategies for sleep. Each session will begin with guided formal meditation followed by discussion. Mindfulness practice (at home) expectations are 30-45 minutes of meditation/day at least 5 days during the period of the intervention, followed by 20 minutes/day until the final follow-up assessment (at 12 weeks). Mindfulness concepts: Overview of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Body, Obstacles to Mindfulness, Working with Difficult Emotions, Cultivating Positive Emotions, Working with Difficult Thoughts, Mindful Interactions.
Locations (2)
Yale School of Nursing
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale School of Nursing Biobehavioral Lab
West Haven, Connecticut, United States