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Mind Your Heart Intervention for American Indian Women

MIND Your Heart Study for American Indian Women

Who can join

Ages 18 to 55 · Women

Inclusion Criteria:

* Women 18-55 years old who self-identify as Lumbee Indian and
* Have one or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease:

  * overweight/obese, defined as BMI \>25 kg/m\^2
  * hypertensive as measured by study staff
  * physical inactivity
* Willing and able to follow study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women currently enrolled in an organized weight-loss or mindfulness program
* Pregnant women or women planning to become pregnant during the study period
* Conditions that exclude study enrollment include:

  * heart murmur
  * congenital heart disease
  * family history of sudden death
  * or orthopedic limitations or health conditions precluding exercise

About the study

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a culturally-adapted intervention can improve cardiovascular health in American Indian women.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can this intervention realistically work for American Indian women? * Do American Indian women find the intervention acceptable? * Does the intervention help improve cardiovascular health in American Indian women? Researchers will compare the intervention group to a control group (a group that does not receive the intervention) to see whether the cardiovascular health of the intervention group improves.

Participants will:

* Attend 3 data collections over 3 months. * Be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or a control group. * (Intervention group participants) attend 8 weekly classes.

What is being tested

• Culturally-adapted intervention to improve cardiovascular health in American Indian women (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Participants: 70 · Started: Apr 7, 2026

Contact the study team

• Jada Brooks · Phone: 919-966-4260

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07581899

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.