Clinical trials: Psychological Stress, open to volunteers
Psychological Stress
Feasibility Pilot of Remote Mindfulness Training Across Multiple Sites (REFORM Pilot)
This is an operational feasibility pilot preceding the main REFORM multi-site randomized controlled trial. Approximately 60 adults across three sites will be randomized equally to one of four remotely delivered audio-guided…
- Trial name
- REFORM Pilot (NCT07888725)
- Testing
- Formal-Heavy Audio-Guided Mindfulness Training, Balanced Audio-Guided Mindfulness Training, Informal-Heavy Audio-Guided Mindfulness Training
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Parenting Stress, Mental Health
Development & Validation of a Life Balance Program for Parents of Preschoolers: A Pilot Study
This study aims to examine the relationships among life balance, parenting stress, and mental health in parents of preschool children, and to develop an individualized life balance promotion program for this population.
- Conditions
- Parenting Stress, Mental Health, Occupational Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07669896
- Testing
- Occupational Balance Promotion Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chung Shan Medical University
Stress, Psychological
Functional Foods for Health
The gut plays an important role in supporting the immune system, and certain dietary components such as probiotics (beneficial bacteria) and prebiotics (fibres that feed beneficial bacteria) can help to maintain gut and immune…
- Trial name
- NCT07871682
- Testing
- Sodium alginate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Mental Health, Social Interaction
PeerScreen Trial - Reducing Screen Media Use in Peer-groups of Young People
The purpose of the PeerScreen trial is to investigate whether reducing screen media use affects mental health, social interaction, sleep, physical activity, heart rate variability, and behavioral patterns in young people aged 13…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Social Interaction, Sleep, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT07531290
- Testing
- Screen media reduction
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Mental Health, Parenting / Maternal Behavior
Healing Hearts: A Mindfulness App for Parents Navigating Divorce or Separation
This study examines online programs for parents navigating divorce or separation. Researchers will study whether a self-guided mindfulness app called Healing Hearts, followed by a self-guided online parenting program called the…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Parenting / Maternal Behavior, Parenting Anxiety, Parenting Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07871916
- Testing
- Healing Hearts, electronic New Beginnings Program, Curated internet resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Behavior
Acute Effects of Mat Pilates on Blood Pressure Response to Mental Stress in Higher Education Teachers
This study will investigate the acute effects of a moderate-intensity Mat Pilates session on blood pressure responses to mental stress in higher education teachers.
- Trial name
- NCT07872592
- Testing
- Acute Exercise, Control
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Mato Grosso
Multiple Sclerosis, Caregiver Burden
Multiple Sclerosis Severity and Caregiver Health Outcomes
This cross-sectional observational study aims to investigate the associations between multiple sclerosis (MS) severity and caregivers' sleep quality, physical activity, body awareness, perceived stress, and caregiver burden.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Caregiver Burden, Sleep Quality, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT07842744
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Süleyman Korkusuz
Perceived Stress, Mental Well-being
Effect of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention on Nursing Students
Nursing students may experience considerable stress related to academic demands, clinical training, adaptation to university life, and concerns about professional competence.
- Conditions
- Perceived Stress, Mental Well-being, Self-Compassion Training, Self-Compassion
- Trial name
- NCT07863297
- Testing
- Brief Self-Compassion Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Psychological Well-being, Gratitude
Effects of School-Based Ignatian Examen Meditation on Well-Being, Gratitude, Hope, and Spirituality in Hong Kong Catholic Primary School Students
This study aims to investigate the effects of Ignatian Examen Meditation on students' psychological well-being, gratitude, hope, and spirituality.
- Conditions
- Psychological Well-being, Gratitude, Hope, Spirituality
- Trial name
- NCT07857980
- Testing
- Examen Meditation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mental Health, Parenting Stress
SBIR/ STTR Family Check-up Online
The Family Check-Up Online, a digital health intervention, was designed to improve child mental health through family-centered intervention.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Parenting Stress, Academic Achievement, Parenting Skills
- Trial name
- NCT06876246
- Testing
- Family Check-Up Online, FCU Online with Telehealth Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 670 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Psychological Stress, Work-Family Conflict
Internet Intervention for Well-Being and Work-Family Conflict in Dual-Earner Couples
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an online program treats stress in working couples. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the 3-week online program lower stress for participants? Does doing the program…
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Work-Family Conflict, Family-Work Conflict
- Trial name
- NCT07845799
- Testing
- Internet-delivered psychological intervention for work-family conflict
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Stress, Psychological Resilience
Diaphragmatic and Box Breathing on Heart Rate Variability and Perceived Stress
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if diaphragmatic breathing and box breathing work to enhance resilience and manage stress in physical therapy students.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological Resilience, Healthy Students
- Trial name
- HRV DB BB PSS (NCT07698652)
- Testing
- Diaphramatic Breathing Training, Box Breathing Training
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Stress, Early Life Stress
How Does the Opioid System Shape Stress and Social Behaviour in Men and Women and What Role Does Childhood Unpredictability Play?
The study aims to investigate sex differences in the effect of mu-opioid receptor (MOR) activation on stress response and social behaviour modulated by early life stress.
- Conditions
- Stress, Early Life Stress, Sex Differences, Opioid
- Trial name
- MOR-SAFE (NCT07778511)
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara L. Kroll
Well-Being (Psychological Flourishing), Work Related Stress
A Mindfulness-based Intervention for Hotel Staff
This research aims to investigate the potential impact of a structured mindfulness-based professional development program on hotel employees and to explore why and how these changes occur during and after the mindfulness…
- Conditions
- Well-Being (Psychological Flourishing), Work Related Stress, Work Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07541027
- Testing
- A mindfulness-based intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional
Hand in Hand: Feasibility of a Compassion-Focused App to Support Parents of Children With Mental Health Problems
Parents of children and adolescents with mental health problems may experience substantial caregiving burden and emotional distress, including persistent stress, self-criticism, shame, and parental burnout.
- Conditions
- Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional, Caregiving Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT07840404
- Testing
- App-based Compassion Program
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Depression and Anxiety Symptom, Anger
Implementing BEAM: A Scalable Digital Mental Health Program, for Families of Children Referred to Neurodevelopmental Services
Families of children with neurodevelopmental differences (NDDs) experience disproportionately high levels of parenting stress and mental health difficulties, including elevated depression, anxiety, and caregiver burden.
- Conditions
- Depression and Anxiety Symptom, Anger, Parenting, Stress (Psychology)
- Trial name
- NCT07837791
- Testing
- The Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Resilience, Burnout
Effects of a Connection-Enhancement Program for Newly Employed Generation Z Nurses.
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of a connection-enhancement program on resilience, perceived stress, burnout, and intention to stay among newly employed Generation Z nurses in a military…
- Conditions
- Resilience, Burnout, Occupational Stress, Newly Employed Nurses
- Trial name
- NCT07832357
- Testing
- Connection-Enhancement Program, Conventional Orientation Education
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical University, Taiwan
Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Individual and Organizational Outcomes in Nurse Managers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if laughter yoga can improve both individual and organizational outcomes in nurse managers.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological, Compassion Fatigue, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT07235735
- Testing
- Laughter Yoga Program
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Psychological Stress, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cerebrovascular Health and Resilience in Midlife
This study examines cardiovascular responses to a brief psychological challenge under laboratory conditions among adult volunteers. The study volunteers are asked to complete two study sessions.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Trial name
- CHARM (NCT06029348)
- Testing
- Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Psychosocial Stress
MyGENESIS-PATH: Digital Program for Donor-Conceived People
MyGENESIS-PATH is a self-guided digital psychoeducational intervention designed to support donor-conceived adults in navigating donor-conception-related information and uncertainty, DNA testing, identity, family relationships…
- Trial name
- MyGENESIS-Path (NCT07457697)
- Testing
- MyGENESIS Digital Psychoeducational Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto