CompletedNot Applicable

Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindfulness-based Resilience Training for Rural Law Enforcement Officers

United States20 participantsStarted 2023-02-01

Plain-language summary

Rural law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to unique and significant stressors, yet have access to fewer resources, compared to urban counterparts, to mitigate harmful effects of stress. This elevates risk for maladaptive coping strategies such as problematic alcohol use, mental health consequences, and aggression and excessive use of force. The proposed supplement will assess feasibility and accessibility of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT), with added intervention components addressing alcohol use, in under-resourced rural LEOs to ensure success in a future multisite efficacy trial assessing effects of MBRT on mental health and behavioral outcomes.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * be 21-65 years old, * demonstrate English fluency, * be a sworn, full-time, active status law enforcement officer, and * be willing to complete assessments at multiple time points and attend intervention groups Exclusion Criteria: * previous participation in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), MBRT or a similar mindfulness course, * endorse suicidal ideation, or * unable or unwilling to give written informed consent

What they're measuring

Change in Aggression

Timeframe: baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), 3 month followup

Change in Alcohol Use Negative Consequences

Timeframe: baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), 3 month followup

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05629637

SponsorPacific University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-05-15

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