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Trial reportPsychiatry research2018

Mindfulness-based resilience training to reduce health risk, stress reactivity, and aggression among law enforcement officers: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial.

Michael S Christopher, Matthew Hunsinger, Lt Richard J Goerling, Sarah Bowen, Brant S Rogers, Cynthia R Gross, Eli Dapolonia, Jens C Pruessner

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Psychiatry research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02521454 (A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training Among Police Officers), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02521454 nacompletednot on this map

A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training Among Police Officers

TypeinterventionalSponsorPacific UniversityRan2015 to 2018Enrolled61ConditionsMindfulnessArmsMBRT
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Mindfulness-Based Programmes for Work Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025
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  5. Burnout among Professionals Working in Corrections: A Two Stage Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  6. Resilience Interventions Conducted in Western and Eastern Countries-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  9. Individual Resilience Interventions: A Systematic Review in Adult Population Samples over the Last Decade.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael S ChristopherSchool of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA. Electronic address: mchristopher@pacifcu.edu.
Matthew HunsingerSchool of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Lt Richard J GoerlingSchool of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA; Mindful Badge Initiative, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Sarah BowenSchool of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Brant S RogersSchool of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA; Stress Reduction Clinic, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Cynthia R GrossCollege of Pharmacy and School of Nursing, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Eli DapoloniaSchool of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
Jens C PruessnerDepartments of Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Douglas Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Pacific University Oregon · USDouglas Mental Health University Institute · CAUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training among Police OfficersR21AT008854 · NCCIH · PACIFIC UNIVERSITY · PI CHRISTOPHER, MICHAEL, HUNSINGER, MATTHEW · 2015 to 2016
$380k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT008854
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to assess feasibility and gather preliminary outcome data on Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT) for law enforcement officers. Participants (n = 61) were randomized to either an 8-week MBRT course or a no intervention control group. Self-report and physiological data were collected at baseline, post-training, and three months following intervention completion. Attendance, adherence, post-training participant feedback, and interventionist fidelity to protocol all demonstrated feasibility of MBRT for law enforcement officers. Compared to no intervention controls, MBRT participants experienced greater reductions in salivary cortisol, self-reported aggression, organizational stress, burnout, sleep disturbance, and reported increases in psychological flexibility and non-reactivity at post-training; however, group differences were not maintained at three-month follow-up. This initial randomized trial suggests MBRT is a feasible intervention. Outcome data suggest MBRT targets key physiological, psychological, and health risk factors in law enforcement officers, consistent with the potential to improve officer health and public safety. However, follow-up training or "booster" sessions may be needed to maintain training gains. A fully powered longitudinal randomized trial is warranted.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalAdultAggressionBurnout, ProfessionalFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMindfulnessOccupational DiseasesOccupational StressPoliceResilience, PsychologicalRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorHydrocortisoneAggressionCortisolMindfulnessPoliceResilienceStress

Identifiers

PMID29627695
PMCPMC6226556
OpenAlexW2792475185

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