Clinical trials: Social Stress
Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension
Mitochondria Oxidative Stress and Vascular Health Study
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death in America and most of the post-industrial world. Hypertension is a leading risk factor for CVDs including stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart failure.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension, Racism, Vascular Diseases
- Trial name
- MOVHS (NCT05561556)
- Testing
- MitoQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Stress Reaction
Neurobehavioral Profiles of Adaptive Stress Responses in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this observational study is to investigate longitudinal stress response profiles and adaptive versus non-adaptive stress responses in alcohol use disorder.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Stress Reaction, Social Stress, Craving
- Trial name
- A03 (NCT06105853)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test, Barlab Cue-Exposure, Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Cancer, Stress
Implementation of Mind-Body Practices in an Online Community of Caring (CaringBridge)
CaringBridge (CB) is an online health community for people undergoing challenging health journeys. This platform provides an opportunity for individuals and their caregivers to rally support for a loved-one during a health…
- Trial name
- NCT05002842
- Testing
- LovingKindess Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 979 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Emotion Regulation, Stress
The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Stress and General Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students
The study was conducted to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on perceived stress and general self-efficacy in obstetrics and gynecology nursing lesson in undergraduate nursing students with fear of birth.
- Conditions
- Emotion Regulation, Stress, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT06323083
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Stress
FeelSync: Tailoring Ecological Momentary Assessments and Interventions for Emotion Awareness, Regulation, and Mental Health Outcomes
This study investigates how different ways of reflecting on emotions in daily life influence emotional awareness, emotion regulation, and mental health.
- Trial name
- FeelSync (NCT06986850)
- Testing
- FeelSync mobile application, Ecological Momentary Assessment mobile application
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marta Marciniak
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Dementia, Mild
Buddy-Up Dyadic Physical Activity Program for Persons With Dementia and Family Caregivers
The global cost of dementia is over 818 billion, and a further rise is expected in the next decade. While family caregiving is the backbone of the formal care service, promoting "living well with dementia" needs to extend to a…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Dementia, Mild, Dementia, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- BUDPA (NCT06584110)
- Testing
- Buddy-Up Dyadic Physical Activity (BUDPA) program, Usual care with waitlist control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder/Psychology
Trial of the Youth Readiness Intervention
The research will first examine data obtained from YRI participants to investigate effects of the group sessions on psychosocial and functioning outcomes in youth.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder/Psychology, Social Problems/Psychology, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- YRI (NCT01684488)
- Testing
- YRI, EducAid educational programming
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 443 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Coronavirus, Depression
Social Media Use During COVID-19
The investigators plan to conduct a cross-sectional survey to examine how social media use during COVID-19 relates to: (1) information management, (2) assessment of the situation, and (3) affect.
- Conditions
- Coronavirus, Depression, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04305574
- Testing
- Use of social media during COVID-19
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jean Liu
Psychology, Social, Stress
Select Indian Ragas on Electrophysiological Parameters
In India, music is predominantly used as entertainment. Despite ample vedic literature available on the beneficial effects of ragas in Indian music on human mind and body, scientific evidence for the same is extremely meager.
- Conditions
- Psychology, Social, Stress, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- RAGA-2 (NCT03790462)
- Testing
- Music intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospitals
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria Registry
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a global disease with significant morbidity and mortality, and Nigeria probably has the highest burden of the disease in the world.
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT03081949)
- Testing
- Oral Sodium Selenite 200 µg/day for 3 months
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Alcohol Consumption, Violence, Domestic
Proximal Effects of Alcohol on Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
We will recruit sexual and gender minority couples to complete 56 days of daily surveys in order to evaluate (1) the impact of COVID-19 stress and sexual and gender minority stress on heavy episodic drinking and intimate partner…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption, Violence, Domestic, Stress, Psychological, Aggression
- Trial name
- PASSION (NCT04625465)
- Testing
- CBT Text Messaging, Attention Control Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 474 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The Modular Protocol for Mental Health (MPMH)
Currently, our best psychological treatments for anxiety and mood disorders only focus on individual diagnoses. So, there are separate treatments for Panic Disorder, or Depressive Disorder, or Social Anxiety, etc.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- MPMH (NCT03143634)
- Testing
- The Modular Protocol for Mental Health, Treatment-as-usual
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Covid19, Rheumatic Fever
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Distancing on Mental Health of Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism Affected Patients
Recent studies have highlighted the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing on mental health of individuals. The aim of this study is to evaluate those consequences within a sample of inflammatory chronic…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Rheumatic Fever, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- EMOPTION (NCT04798053)
- Testing
- Questionnaire, blood sample and salivary sample
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 259 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Caregiver Burden, Depression
Neighborhood-based Physical and Social Activity for Older Black Caregivers and People Living With Dementia
The Sharing History through Active Reminiscence and Photo-imagery (SHARP) Program engages triads (primary caregiver, person living with dementia, caregiver support person) in walking and social reminiscence, using a group tablet…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Depression, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- SHARP-CG (NCT05658328)
- Testing
- SHARP - Physical and social activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Loneliness, Social Isolation
Engage Psychotherapy to Promote Connectedness in Caregivers
The Engage Coaching Project is a Stage 1 intervention development study. This study asks: "what behavioral strategies are needed to help socially disconnected caregivers with significant barriers to increasing connectedness?"…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT04176601
- Testing
- Engage coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Anxiety, Depression
Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Migrants in Chile
The mental health of a representative sample of immigrants residing in Santiago, Chile (STRING cohort) was assessed nine months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (T0).
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Psychological, Loneliness
- Trial name
- STRING-COVID (NCT04497636)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 1,092 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Ending Self Stigma for PTSD
Veterans with PTSD report that stigma and fear of stigma have a chilling effect on their participation in mental health treatment.
- Trial name
- ESS-P (NCT02734212)
- Testing
- Ending Self Stigma for PTSD, Enhanced Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology
Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk III: Stress and Resilience
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between environmental structural racism and discrimination and chronic pain risk in Native American adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology, Pain
- Trial name
- OK-SNAPIII (NCT05723081)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Problem Drinking, Aggression
Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindfulness-based Resilience Training for Rural Law Enforcement Officers
Rural law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to unique and significant stressors, yet have access to fewer resources, compared to urban counterparts, to mitigate harmful effects of stress.
- Conditions
- Problem Drinking, Aggression, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT05629637
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific University
Self-Control, Caregiver Burden
Learned Resourcefulness Intervention
This study aimed to test the effects of a learned resourcefulness interveniton program on the learned resourcefulness, caregiver burden, quality of life for older family caregivers.
- Conditions
- Self-Control, Caregiver Burden, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03717077
- Testing
- learned resourcefulness intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital