Mindfulness program aims to ease reentry stress for former inmates
NCT ID NCT06975657
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-week mindfulness training program can reduce anxiety and depression in adults returning to the community after incarceration. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to either the mindfulness program or a waitlist control group. The goal is to see if the program is both helpful and practical for this population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wellbeing skills for reentry (meditation training program)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, non-drug way to improve mental health for people returning to the community after incarceration.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants. The program may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to all formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Formerly incarcerated in a local jail, state or federal prison * Can read, speak and understand English * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Suicidal ideation with some intent to act or with a specific plan and intent * Active psychosis * Daily or nearly daily use (over the past 3 months) of the following substances: cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants, sedatives or sleeping pills, hallucinogens, or opioids
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53703, United States