Comparative effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention (M-Body) on depressive symptoms: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Table 1 Description of all interactions between participants and M-BODY personnel

Assessment location	Study timeline^a	M-BODY personnel	Measurements	Time (minutes)
In-person^b or phone	Pre-baseline (screening)	Research assistant or study coordinator Study phlebotomist	PHQ-9	10
In-person^b	Baseline	Research assistant or study coordinator Study phlebotomist	MINI Self-report surveys^d Dried blood spot Body Mass Index Blood pressure	90
In-person^b	2 months	Research assistant or study coordinator Study phlebotomist	Self-report surveys^d Dried blood spot Body Mass Index Blood pressure	90
Phone	2 months	Independent evaluator^c	IDS-C LIFE^e	15
In-person^b	4 months	Research assistant or study coordinator Study phlebotomist	Self-report surveys^d Dried blood spot Body mass index Blood pressure	90
Phone	4 months	Independent evaluator^c	IDS-C LIFE^e	15
In-person^b	6 months	Research assistant or study coordinator Study phlebotomist	Self-report surveys^d Dried blood spot Body Mass Index Blood pressure	90
Phone	6 months	Independent evaluator^c	IDS-C LIFE^e	35-45

Abbreviations: M-BODY mindfulness-based intervention, NNHSC Near North Health, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, MINI Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, IDS-C Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Clinician Administered, LIFE Longitudinal Interview Follow-up Evaluation
^aAll study visits were scheduled within a 2-week window of the study milestone to accommodate participants’ schedules
^bAll in-person interactions happened at an NNHSC site
^cIndependent evaluators were clinical psychology graduate students or post-doctoral fellows
^dSelf-report surveys: See Table 3
^eLIFE is a follow-up to the MINI interview

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