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Therefore, it is of utmost importance to validate interventions that promote healthy aging in this population. Previous studies have shown a positive impact of mindfulness based-stress reduction (MBSR) on outcomes such as cognition and sleep. However, only a few studies verified its potential in older adults, especially with vulnerable populations such as migrants. This article presents the protocol of the MEDITAGING study, which is the first to investigate the MBSR effects in migrants aged \u226555 in comparison to a health promotion program.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>MEDITAGING is a two-arm randomized, double-blinded, controlled study, which will include older Portuguese-speaking migrants (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200990). Participants are randomized to the MBSR or a health promotion program. Both interventions are conducted in groups over a total of 8 weeks, incorporating weekly meetings, an additional 4-hour class, and extra at-home tasks. The health promotion program has the same structure as the MBSR but comprises different activities related to dementia prevention, healthy habits, cognitive stimulation, sleeping, nutrition, watercolor painting, and physical activity. The assessment of executive functioning, physiological stress measures, self-reported questionnaires, and qualitative interviews are conducted at baseline, after 8 weeks (post-intervention), and at a follow-up session (from one to 3 months thereafter). Analyzes will be conducted using a modified intention-to-treat approach (all participants with at least 3 days of participation in the group-sessions and one post-intervention observation).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study will test effects of a mindfulness-based intervention against an active control condition in older adult migrants, which few studies have addressed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05615337 (date of registration: 27 September 2022; date of record verification: 14 November 2022).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-023-17387-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,11]],"date-time":"2023-12-11T13:02:26Z","timestamp":1702299746000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The MEDITAGING study: protocol of a two-armed randomized controlled study to compare the effects of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program against a health promotion program in older migrants in Luxembourg"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0262-9841","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana C.","family":"Teixeira-Santos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Leandro","family":"Gomes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Diana R.","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Fabiana","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Anabela","family":"Silva-Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Carine","family":"Federspiel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jean-Paul","family":"Steinmetz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Anja K.","family":"Leist","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"17387_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Burch JB, Augustine AD, Frieden LA, Hadley E, Howcroft TK, Johnson R, et al. 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