Clinical trials: Psychological Distress
Depression, Anxiety
Efficacy of a Brief Intervention to Improve Sexual and Gender Minorities' Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Experiences of violence, from micro to physical aggressions, have a deleterious impact on mental health. According to the Minority Stress Theory, unfavorable social conditions (such as anticipated and experienced discrimination…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Psychological Distress, Social Phobia
- Trial name
- ESCREVA-SE (NCT05349877)
- Testing
- Expressive writing, Self-affirmation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Moral Distress
The Interplay Between Moral Distress, Moral Resilience, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Neonatal Care Providers
Due to highly specialized medical care neonatal care providers are faced with numerous responsibilities which makes neonatal care a particularly challenging and stressful work environment.
- Trial name
- MoD (NCT06836323)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Burnout, Professional, Intensive Care
National French Survey on Psychological Distress at Work of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Residents
Psychological distress is a significant problem for healthcare professionals and students in training. The investigator question the prevalence of this problem in French residents in anaesthesia and intensive care training.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Intensive Care, Anesthesia, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- PSY-DESAR (NCT04350151)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 519 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Facteurs Humains en Santé
Psychological Distress
Mindfulness Training for Stress Management
This study will assess the short and long term effects of a group-based mindfulness programme (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, MBSR) on first year medical and psychology students at the Universities of Oslo and Tromso.
- Trial name
- NCT00892138
- Testing
- Mindfulness training
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
Anxiety Acute, Anxiety Fear
Paediatric Peri-operative Anxiety: Does the Little Journey App Help?
To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a virtual reality psychological preparation app at reducing peri-operative anxiety and its associated sequelae in children aged 3-12 years old undergoing ambulatory surgery compared to…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Acute, Anxiety Fear, Peri-operative, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT03797716
- Testing
- Little Journey app
- Where
- 17 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 596 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Psychological Adjustment, Cancer
Enhancing Adjustment to Parental Cancer: Short-term Counselling for Families
A parental cancer diagnosis challenges the family's stability and the parent-child relationship. It may impact the children's well-being, so that about one third of them develop clinically relevant levels of psychological…
- Trial name
- NCT03097458
- Testing
- Short-term Counselling for Families
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Health-Related Behavior, Quality of Life
PODER Familiar: Health Promotion for Latino Families of Children With IDD
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a culturally tailored health promotion intervention for children with IDD and their families.
- Conditions
- Health-Related Behavior, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- PODER (NCT05713617)
- Testing
- PODER Familiar
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Eco-anxiety, Psychological Distress
The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety
Objective: To examine the impact of climate change on children's mental health by comparing the effectiveness of an arts only intervention (ABI) and an arts and philosophy-based intervention (APBI) on children's eco-anxiety…
- Conditions
- Eco-anxiety, Psychological Distress, Tolerance to Distress, Hope
- Trial name
- NCT06937021
- Testing
- Art and philosophy intervention (APBI), Art based intervention (ABI)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bishop's University
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Pancreatic Cancer, Psychological Distress
The Emotional Impact of Surveillance for Pancreatic Cancer
Due to its rarity a population screening program for pancreatic cancer is not possible. For this reason, considering background data on genetic predisposition and familiarity for this lethal tumor, efforts have been pushed to…
- Trial name
- NCT04024345
- Testing
- Barratt Simplified Measure of Social Status (BSMSS), Global Assessment of Functioning scale (GAF), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Burnout, Professional, Psychological Distress
COVID-19 Pandemic Short Interval National Survey Gauging Psychological Distress
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented in its scale of infection and the response required to decrease the mortality rates.
- Trial name
- COPING (NCT04379063)
- Testing
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jon Bailey
Psychological Distress, Resilience
Effect Psychological Triaging Intervention on Students' Psychological Distress and Resilience Capacity
This study aimed to investigate the effect of the psychological triaging intervention (PTI) on the psychological distress and resilience capacity levels among the intern-nursing students during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Trial name
- Triaging (NCT04822285)
- Testing
- Psychological Triaging Intervention, Routine psychological support
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Behavioral Health
Multi-Site Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System
This multi-site feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with youth in 4 heterogeneous juvenile legal systems across Oregon and New York.
- Trial name
- NCT07674303
- Testing
- Bodhi AIM, HIB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Parkinson's Disease
The Effects of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy in People With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder occurring in 7 million patients worldwide. PD is caused by progressive loss of nigro-striatal dopamine cells, which causes motor symptoms such as slowness of…
- Trial name
- MIND-PD (NCT05779137)
- Testing
- MBCT
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Rare Diseases
Psychosocial Situation of Children With Rare (Congenital) Pediatric Surgical Diseases and Their Families
Families of children with rare diseases (i.e., not more than 5 out of 10.000 people are affected) are often highly burdened with fears, insecurities and concerns regarding the affected child and his/her siblings.
- Trial name
- NCT04382820
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Burnout, Professional, Anxiety
Occupational Distress in Doctors: The Effect of an Induction Programme
Background: Over 39% of approximately 3,000 doctors (The British Medical Association quarterly survey, 2015) admitted to frequently feeling drained, exhausted, overloaded, tired, low and lacking energy.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Anxiety, Grief, Adaptation, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02838290
- Testing
- Induction, Control group
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birkbeck, University of London
Sick Leave, Insomnia
Health Promoting Work Schedules: The Effect of Abolishing Quick Returns
Introduction In shift work, quick returns refer to transitions between two shifts with less than 11 hours available rest time. Twenty-three per cent of employees in European countries reported having quick returns.
- Conditions
- Sick Leave, Insomnia, Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- HeWoS (NCT04693182)
- Testing
- Shift schedule without quick returns
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
MAVIPAN: My Life and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The health crisis imposed by COVID-19 is forcing major worldwide social reorganization that will have profound consequences on our society.
- Trial name
- NCT04575571
- Testing
- No intervention, this is an observational study that uses validated questionnaires and qualitative interviews..
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Psychological Distress, Trauma, Psychological
Feasibility Study of a Group Intervention for Youth Wellbeing
Psychological distress, anxiety and depression are common in adolescence, and even more so following traumatic events. On Friday 15 March 2019, two mosques in Ōtautahi, Christchurch were targeted in an act of terrorism, resulting…
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Trauma, Psychological, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05030909
- Testing
- transdiagnostic group treatment
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Otago
Anxiety, Stress, Psychological
Virtual Reality-Based 360° Clinic Walkthrough for Reducing Examination Anxiety in Preschool Children
This prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial investigates whether a short, 360° virtual reality (VR) pre-examination walkthrough can reduce anxiety, behavioral distress, and physiological stress responses in…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Stress, Psychological, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT07255365
- Testing
- irtual Reality 360° Clinic Walkthrough
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berker Okay