Art for Hearts/Black Women's Hearts Paint Night

NCT ID: NCT05252507

Last Updated: 2022-11-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-04-06
• Study Completion Date: 2022-10-04

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn about different techniques that can be used to increase self-reflection, reduce stress, manage high blood pressure in Black women.

Detailed Description

The researchers want to know how Black women process stress and cope with it during the pandemic, and if managing stress related through a tailored stress reduction activity/art program affect psychological and blood pressure outcomes over the course of 2 months. It is possible that this information may help people reduce their stress and get treatment for high blood pressure sooner, which can help prevent other heart problems over time.

Conditions

Stress; Blood Pressure

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Paint Night

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Paint Night

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

There will be 8 Sessions (4 paint nights and 4 educational sessions alternating weeks). For the painting sessions, participants will paint for 45 minutes and then participate in a combined presentation/discussion session (45 minutes). For the educational sessions, they will attend a 30-minute presentation presented by a researcher on heart health and then have the opportunity to discuss with the researcher and other members of the group (60 minutes).

Interventions

Paint Night

There will be 8 Sessions (4 paint nights and 4 educational sessions alternating weeks). For the painting sessions, participants will paint for 45 minutes and then participate in a combined presentation/discussion session (45 minutes). For the educational sessions, they will attend a 30-minute presentation presented by a researcher on heart health and then have the opportunity to discuss with the researcher and other members of the group (60 minutes).

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• self-identify as African American or black
• have a measured blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria

• Are experiencing cognitive impairment
• Report an untreated psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, any organic brain syndromes, or substance abuse disorder that the study team believes may result in being a threat to themselves or others
• Report hospitalization for any psychiatric disorder within the past 12 months

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Virginia Commonwealth University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Anika L Hines, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Virginia Commonwealth University

Locations

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

HM20021891

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id