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Lead
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Age
21–65
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Lupus diagnosis according to \>4 ACR 1987 criteria or \>4 SLICC 2012 criteria or a diagnosis confirmed by a board-certified rheumatologist
Capacity to provide informed consent and ability to speak and read English
BMI under 35
Must have access to an iOS or android smartphone to allow daily use of an app
You may not be if
Currently participating in another clinical trial with intervention. Participation in observational clinical trials is not grounds for exclusion.
History of significant systemic disease (eg. cancer, infection, hematological, renal, hepatic, coronary artery disease or other cardiovascular disease, endocrinological (diabetes), neurologic, rheumatologic, or gastrointestinal disease)
Acute illness or evidence of clinically significant active infection
Pregnant, breast feeding or less than 6 months post-partum
Taking prescribed psychotropic or central nervous system altering medications
History of a diagnosed Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, or Schizoaffective Disorder, epilepsy or seizures
Individuals who are currently undergoing a depressive episode. Can include those who are under treatment and not depressed currently.
Excluded based upon the screening visit
Use of nicotine
Significant previous training or significant current practice in meditation
Completed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in the past
Current meditation practice. Judgment: Participants will be included or excluded at the PIs discretion due to wide variation in responses (e.g. 2 people answer yes, one practices mindfulness 2x/week for 2 years (exclude), the other attends regular religious services (include))
Significant daily practice with other mind-body techniques
