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Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness to Address ICU Survivors' Psychological Distress: the Lift RCT
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
Serious acute heart and lung illnesses like heart failure, severe COVID, and sepsis often leave survivors struggling not only physically, but also with lasting depression, anxiety, and stress. These problems that are hard to treat because access to mental health care is often limited. To help address this, the researchers created Lift, a fully automated mindfulness program designed with patient input and delivered through a mobile app. The investigators now plan a large, multi-site study to test whether Lift improves mental health and quality of life over six months compared to a critical illness education program called Enlighten Recovery. Overall the goal is to make an easy-to-use, widely accessible program available to people across the U.S., including those who speak Spanish.
Official title: Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness to Address ICU Survivors' Psychological Distress: the Lift 3 RCT
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
450
Start Date
2026-06-01
Completion Date
2031-05-31
Last Updated
2026-06-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Lift mobile mindfulness
Mobile app-based mindfulness program for serious illness survivors
Enlighten Recovery education program
Mobile app-based critical illness education program for serious illness survivors
Locations (3)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States