HypnosisHYPNOVRNEONCT06786962
Virtual Reality Hypnosis and Nurses' Stress
A study testing Virtual reality Hypnosis in people with Hypnosis and Virtual Reality Therapy, run by CARESP: Cellule d'animation régionale en soins palliatifs at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
The practice of nursing is based on helping relationships and empathy. The work is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding. This requires the mobilization of personal resources (lifestyle, coping strategies) and work resources (managerial, medical support, recognition) to cope with stress. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Hypnosis, Virtual Reality Therapy, Stress
- What is being tested?
- Virtual reality Hypnosis
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 43 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 4 Nov 2024to 12 Feb 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Nurse
- Regularly work in a neonatal intensive care unit
- Be of legal age and not opposed to participating in research
- Fluency in French
Who cannot join
- Age < 18
- Refusal to participate
- Current anticonvulsant or psychotropic treatment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of a Virtual Reality Hypnosis Intervention on Reducing Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses
The practice of nursing is based on helping relationships and empathy. The work is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding. This requires the mobilization of personal resources (lifestyle, coping strategies) and work resources (managerial, medical support, recognition) to cope with stress. When these resources are present, nurses can activate a resilience process through coping strategies. However, stress levels and emotional impact are such that they can lead to states of suffering and trauma such as compassion fatigue (CF). The prevalence of CF is high in the nursing profession and particularly among neonatal intensive care (NICU) nurses.
Several levels of intervention exist to prevent CF in services: organizational, inter-individual and individual. At the individual level, certain interventions such as meditation have been studied, showing positive effects with the highest levels of evidence.
On the other hand, interventions such as hypnosis have not yet been studied in this context. There is, however, an interest in studying hypnosis as a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation. Indeed, the hypnotic process (promoting attentional and cognitive rest, redirecting attentional focus, reducing mental effort) is a resource activator. In order to combine individual and organizational support, the intervention must be offered in the workplace and during working hours, given the difficulty nurses have in extracting themselves from the service, the restricted break time and the acceptability of the virtual reality system. In a context where break time is short and precious, it is necessary to use a tool that adapts to these constraints. Virtual reality with the HypnoVR® tool meets these needs. This device acts as a restorative environment. It has already proven its effectiveness in the care of painful and stressed patients in critical situations. It has not yet been studied in the context of work-related stress in healthcare professionals, such as neonatal intensive care nurses. The protocol takes into account the results of studies reporting the effects associated with the use of virtual reality (VR).
- Conditions
- Hypnosis, Virtual Reality Therapy, Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction, Emotions
- Being tested
- Virtual reality Hypnosis, Control arm (SEQ):
- Keywords
- Hypnosis, Virtual reality, Stress, Compassion fatigue, Neonatal intensive care nurses, Stress reduction program, Non Pharmacological Intervention
- Medical subject headings
- Compassion Fatigue, Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Virtual reality HypnosisDevice
The experimental group of 22 participants consists of a hypnosis intervention using a virtual reality device (HypnoVR®).
Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit:
They choose a visual scenario from among 3 proposals, guaranteeing the conditions of a restorative environment. During each session, the same script (support mode) is spoken and the same music (serenity program with soothing tones) is associated with the script. Each participant is fitted with a virtual reality mask and a headset with active noise reduction.
Control arm (SEQ):Other
Restoration time
Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit. The control group of 21 participants consists of a break with the following instructions and suggestions:
"Take advantage of this break, this time just for you, to recharge your batteries. Sit in this armchair and I suggest you think of something pleasant and comfortable".
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control group | Active comparator | Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit. The control group of 21 participants consists of a break with the following instructions and suggestions:
"Take advantage of this break, this time just for you, to recharge your batteries. Sit in this armchair and I suggest you think of something pleasant and comfortable". Receives: Other: Control arm (SEQ): |
| VRH Group | Experimental | The experimental group of 22 participants consists of a hypnosis intervention using a virtual reality device (HypnoVR®).
Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit:
They choose a visual scenario from among 3 proposals, guaranteeing the conditions of a restorative environment. During each session, the same script (support mode) is spoken and the same music (serenity program with soothing tones) is associated with the script. Each participant is fitted with a virtual reality mask and a headset with active noise reduction. Receives: Device: Virtual reality Hypnosis |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Stress levels
Perceived stress: a single question on stress symptoms : "Stress is a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous or anxious, or can't sleep at night because their mind is constantly troubled. Are you feeling this type of stress these days?" The answer will be recorded on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (a lot).
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Emotions
Emotions : 10 items from the short version of the Positive and Negative Affects Schedule .
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Anxiety
State anxiety : 10 items from the short version of the State Anxiety Scale
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Restoration
Restoration: 3 items from the Mental Restoration Scale
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Satisfaction and compassion fatigue
Satisfaction and compassion fatigue: 21 items from the ProQOL - 21 scale
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Comfort level
Comfort: indicator of parasympathetic changes in emotional situations during each session, with the ANI Guardian® device.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Evaluation of experience
Experience Open-ended question about the user experience during the session ("Your comments on the session"): "How did you experience this session?" Responses will be analyzed using an approach combining inductive coding and content analysis based on hypnosis processes identified in the literature
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Acceptability
To assess acceptability, participants will rate their perception of the relaxation activity using five items from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). These items assess ease of use, usefulness, effectiveness, overall satisfaction and behavioral intention. Participants will respond on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree).
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jan 2025
- Study start4 Nov 2024
- Primary completion2 Feb 2025
- Study completion12 Feb 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (17)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for HypnosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses (n = 42) will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions (control or Virtual Reality Hypnosis (VRH)). Each nurse will receive six 10-minute sessions of one of the techniques for 6 weeks (1 session per week).
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- CARESP: Cellule d'animation régionale en soins palliatifs
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Rennes 2
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Estelle MICHINOV, PhD, Study director, University of Rennes 2
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06786962
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HYPNOVR - NEONAT
- Acronym
- HYPNOVRNEO
- Status last verified
- Feb 2025
- First submitted
- 16 Dec 2024
- Last updated
- 14 Feb 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Nukarinen, T., Istance, H. O., Rantala, J., Mäkelä, J., Korpela, K., Ronkainen, K., Surakka, V., & Raisamo, R. (2020). Physiological and Psychological Restoration in Matched Real and Virtual Natural Environments. Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3382956
Asadollah F, Nikfarid L, Sabery M, Varzeshnejad M, Hashemi F. The Impact of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Compassion Fatigue of Nurses Working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study. Holist Nurs Pract. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;37(4):215-222. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000590.
PubMed 37335149Boselli, E. (2018). Intérêt du monitorage du tonus parasympathique relatif par Analgesia/Nociception Index (ANI) chez les patients anesthésiés ou conscients. Douleurs : Évaluation - Diagnostic - Traitement, 19(5), 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.douler.2018.07.008
Bresesti I, Folgori L, De Bartolo P. Interventions to reduce occupational stress and burn out within neonatal intensive care units: a systematic review. Occup Environ Med. 2020 Aug;77(8):515-519. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106256. Epub 2020 Mar 4.
PubMed 32132183Figley, C. R. (Éd.). (2015). Compassion fatigue : Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. Routledge.
Jess G, Pogatzki-Zahn EM, Zahn PK, Meyer-Friessem CH. Monitoring heart rate variability to assess experimentally induced pain using the analgesia nociception index: A randomised volunteer study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2016 Feb;33(2):118-25. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000304.
PubMed 26266775Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature : Toward an integrative framework. Journal of environmental psychology, 15(3), 169-182.
Joinson C. Coping with compassion fatigue. Nursing. 1992 Apr;22(4):116, 118-9, 120. No abstract available.
PubMed 1570090Liang, L., Gobeawan, L., Lau, S.-K., Lin, E. S., & Ang, K. K. (2024). Urban Green Spaces and Mental Well-Being : A Systematic Review of Studies Comparing Virtual Reality versus Real Nature. Future Internet, 16(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16060182
Ruysschaert, N. (2009). (Self) hypnosis in the prevention of burnout and compassion fatigue for caregivers : Theory and induction. Contemporary Hypnosis (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 26(3), 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1002/ch.382
Touloudi E, Hassandra M, Galanis E, Goudas M, Theodorakis Y. Applicability of an Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Training System for Office Workers during Working Hours. Sports (Basel). 2022 Jun 29;10(7):104. doi: 10.3390/sports10070104.
PubMed 35878115Watson D, Clark LA, Tellegen A. Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: the PANAS scales. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1988 Jun;54(6):1063-70. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.54.6.1063.
PubMed 3397865Wong JQH, Charles JS, Mok HT, Tan TSZ, Amin Z, Ng YPM. Experiences of healthcare personnel with death in the neonatal intensive care unit: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2023 Nov;108(6):617-622. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325566. Epub 2023 May 17.
PubMed 37197908Zhang YY, Zhang C, Han XR, Li W, Wang YL. Determinants of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burn out in nursing: A correlative meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jun;97(26):e11086. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011086.
PubMed 29952947Singer T, Klimecki OM. Empathy and compassion. Curr Biol. 2014 Sep 22;24(18):R875-R878. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054.
PubMed 25247366
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Feb 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of a Virtual Reality Hypnosis Intervention on Reducing Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06786962
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HYPNOVRNEO / HYPNOVR - NEONAT
- Conditions
- Hypnosis, Virtual Reality Therapy, Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction, Emotions
- Keywords
- Hypnosis, Virtual reality, Stress, Compassion fatigue, Neonatal intensive care nurses, Stress reduction program, Non Pharmacological Intervention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- CARESP: Cellule d'animation régionale en soins palliatifsUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Rennes 2
- Study start
- 4 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 2 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 12 Feb 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The practice of nursing is based on helping relationships and empathy. The work is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding. This requires the mobilization of personal resources (lifestyle, coping strategies) and work resources (managerial, medical support, recognition) to cope with stress. When these resources are present, nurses can activate a resilience process through coping strategies. However, stress levels and emotional impact are such that they can lead to states of suffering and trauma such as compassion fatigue (CF). The prevalence of CF is high in the nursing profession and particularly among neonatal intensive care (NICU) nurses.
Several levels of intervention exist to prevent CF in services: organizational, inter-individual and individual. At the individual level, certain interventions such as meditation have been studied, showing positive effects with the highest levels of evidence.
On the other hand, interventions such as hypnosis have not yet been studied in this context. There is, however, an interest in studying hypnosis as a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation. Indeed, the hypnotic process (promoting attentional and cognitive rest, redirecting attentional focus, reducing mental effort) is a resource activator. In order to combine individual and organizational support, the intervention must be offered in the workplace and during working hours, given the difficulty nurses have in extracting themselves from the service, the restricted break time and the acceptability of the virtual reality system. In a context where break time is short and precious, it is necessary to use a tool that adapts to these constraints. Virtual reality with the HypnoVR® tool meets these needs. This device acts as a restorative environment. It has already proven its effectiveness in the care of painful and stressed patients in critical situations. It has not yet been studied in the context of work-related stress in healthcare professionals, such as neonatal intensive care nurses. The protocol takes into account the results of studies reporting the effects associated with the use of virtual reality (VR).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses (n = 42) will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions (control or Virtual Reality Hypnosis (VRH)). Each nurse will receive six 10-minute sessions of one of the techniques for 6 weeks (1 session per week).
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control group | Active comparator | Other: Control arm (SEQ):Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit. The control group of 21 participants consists of a break with the following instructions and suggestions: "Take advantage of this break, this time just for you, to recharge your batteries. Sit in this armchair and I suggest you think of something pleasant and comfortable". |
| VRH Group | Experimental | Device: Virtual reality HypnosisThe experimental group of 22 participants consists of a hypnosis intervention using a virtual reality device (HypnoVR®). Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit: They choose a visual scenario from among 3 proposals, guaranteeing the conditions of a restorative environment. During each session, the same script (support mode) is spoken and the same music (serenity program with soothing tones) is associated with the script. Each participant is fitted with a virtual reality mask and a headset with active noise reduction. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Nurse
- Regularly work in a neonatal intensive care unit
- Be of legal age and not opposed to participating in research
- Fluency in French
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Age < 18
- Refusal to participate
- Current anticonvulsant or psychotropic treatment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality HypnosisThe experimental group of 22 participants consists of a hypnosis intervention using a virtual reality device (HypnoVR®). Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit: They choose a visual scenario from among 3 proposals, guaranteeing the conditions of a restorative environment. During each session, the same script (support mode) is spoken and the same music (serenity program with soothing tones) is associated with the script. Each participant is fitted with a virtual reality mask and a headset with active noise reduction. | Device | VRH Group |
| Control arm (SEQ):Restoration time Participants are seated in a quiet area of the unit. The control group of 21 participants consists of a break with the following instructions and suggestions: "Take advantage of this break, this time just for you, to recharge your batteries. Sit in this armchair and I suggest you think of something pleasant and comfortable". | Other | Control group |
Primary outcome
Stress levels
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Perceived stress: a single question on stress symptoms : "Stress is a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous or anxious, or can't sleep at night because their mind is constantly troubled. Are you feeling this type of stress these days?" The answer will be recorded on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (a lot).
Emotions
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Emotions : 10 items from the short version of the Positive and Negative Affects Schedule .
Anxiety
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
State anxiety : 10 items from the short version of the State Anxiety Scale
Restoration
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Restoration: 3 items from the Mental Restoration Scale
Satisfaction and compassion fatigue
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Satisfaction and compassion fatigue: 21 items from the ProQOL - 21 scale
Comfort level
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Comfort: indicator of parasympathetic changes in emotional situations during each session, with the ANI Guardian® device.
2 secondary outcomes
Evaluation of experience
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Acceptability
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Feb 2025.
- Results publicationNukarinen, T., Istance, H. O., Rantala, J., Mäkelä, J., Korpela, K., Ronkainen, K., Surakka, V., & Raisamo, R. (2020). Physiological and Psychological Restoration in Matched Real and Virtual Natural Environments. Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3382956
- Results publication: PubMed 37335149Asadollah F, Nikfarid L, Sabery M, Varzeshnejad M, Hashemi F. The Impact of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Compassion Fatigue of Nurses Working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study. Holist Nurs Pract. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;37(4):215-222. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000590.
- Results publicationBoselli, E. (2018). Intérêt du monitorage du tonus parasympathique relatif par Analgesia/Nociception Index (ANI) chez les patients anesthésiés ou conscients. Douleurs : Évaluation - Diagnostic - Traitement, 19(5), 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.douler.2018.07.008
- Results publication: PubMed 32132183Bresesti I, Folgori L, De Bartolo P. Interventions to reduce occupational stress and burn out within neonatal intensive care units: a systematic review. Occup Environ Med. 2020 Aug;77(8):515-519. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106256. Epub 2020 Mar 4.
- Results publicationFigley, C. R. (Éd.). (2015). Compassion fatigue : Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. Routledge.
- Results publication: PubMed 26266775Jess G, Pogatzki-Zahn EM, Zahn PK, Meyer-Friessem CH. Monitoring heart rate variability to assess experimentally induced pain using the analgesia nociception index: A randomised volunteer study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2016 Feb;33(2):118-25. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000304.
- Results publicationKaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature : Toward an integrative framework. Journal of environmental psychology, 15(3), 169-182.
- Results publication: PubMed 1570090Joinson C. Coping with compassion fatigue. Nursing. 1992 Apr;22(4):116, 118-9, 120. No abstract available.
- Results publicationLiang, L., Gobeawan, L., Lau, S.-K., Lin, E. S., & Ang, K. K. (2024). Urban Green Spaces and Mental Well-Being : A Systematic Review of Studies Comparing Virtual Reality versus Real Nature. Future Internet, 16(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16060182
- Results publicationRuysschaert, N. (2009). (Self) hypnosis in the prevention of burnout and compassion fatigue for caregivers : Theory and induction. Contemporary Hypnosis (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 26(3), 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1002/ch.382
- Results publication: PubMed 35878115Touloudi E, Hassandra M, Galanis E, Goudas M, Theodorakis Y. Applicability of an Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Training System for Office Workers during Working Hours. Sports (Basel). 2022 Jun 29;10(7):104. doi: 10.3390/sports10070104.
- Results publication: PubMed 3397865Watson D, Clark LA, Tellegen A. Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: the PANAS scales. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1988 Jun;54(6):1063-70. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.54.6.1063.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Estelle MICHINOV, PhD study director
University of Rennes 2
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Virtual reality Hypnosis in people with Hypnosis and Virtual Reality Therapy, run by CARESP: Cellule d'animation régionale en soins palliatifs at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Stress levels (time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06786962, which also lists 17 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Feb 2025.