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Area of Science:

  • Integrative medicine
  • Behavioral science
  • Cardiovascular health

Background:

  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) can reduce inflammation but require significant time commitment.
  • Barriers to participation in traditional MBIs include time and practice demands.
  • University faculty and staff with elevated CRP levels and cardiovascular risk factors are a target population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a low-dose MBI (MBI-ld) delivered during work hours.
  • To compare MBI-ld's effect on C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, and cortisol against a lifestyle education control.
  • To assess changes in mindfulness, perceived stress, depression, and sleep quality.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial with 186 university faculty and staff.
  • Participants had elevated CRP levels (>3.0 mg/ml) and cardiovascular disease risk.
  • Intervention duration was 2 months, with follow-up assessments.

Main Results:

  • MBI-ld significantly improved mindfulness at 2 months, maintained for 1 year.
  • No significant differences were found in CRP, IL-6, cortisol, stress, depression, or sleep quality between groups at 2 months.
  • A trend for lower CRP levels was observed in the MBI-ld group (p=.08), with a greater effect in non-obese participants (BMI <30).

Conclusions:

  • MBI-ld is a feasible, low-dose intervention that enhances mindfulness.
  • MBI-ld shows potential as a complementary strategy for reducing inflammation, especially in non-obese individuals.
  • Further investigation of MBI-ld for inflammation reduction is warranted.