Clinical trials: Stress Reduction
Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension
Effectiveness of an Anger and Stress Management Program on Reducing Blood Pressure Levels in Youth
High blood pressure can often be caused by stress or anxiety. This study will evaluate a school-based stress and anger management program that aims to lower blood pressure and anger levels among high school students.
- Trial name
- NCT00508612
- Testing
- Williams LifeSkills Stress and Anger Management Workshop, High school classes
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Heat Stroke
Development of an Active Heat Dissipation Device Based on Thermoelectric Cooling Technology: Aiming to Improve Endurance Sports Performance
This project investigates the effectiveness of pre-exercise active cooling using a temperature-controlled cooling vest in reducing heat-related physiological strain during endurance-type aerobic exercise in non-regularly trained…
- Trial name
- DAHDD-TCT (NCT07539714)
- Testing
- TEC Vest, No Pre-Cooling (Without Vest), Water Cooled Vest
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Migraine
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Stress Reduction Training for Migraine
This study design has two components: 1) a cross-sectional assessment of brain activity and inflammation in migraine patients compared to healthy controls and 2) an assessment of 8 weeks of a combination therapy approach to…
- Trial name
- NCT03592329
- Testing
- Stress Reduction Training A, active tVNS, Stress Reduction Training B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hypnosis, Virtual Reality Therapy
Virtual Reality Hypnosis and Nurses' Stress
The practice of nursing is based on helping relationships and empathy. The work is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding.
- Conditions
- Hypnosis, Virtual Reality Therapy, Stress, Compassion Fatigue
- Trial name
- HYPNOVRNEO (NCT06786962)
- Testing
- Virtual reality Hypnosis, Control arm (SEQ):
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CARESP: Cellule d'animation régionale en soins palliatifs
Anxiety
The Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy on Reducing Stress and Anxiety During MRI Procedures.
Research Question: What effect if any does the use of lavender aromatherapy have on a patient's stress and anxiety during the MRI procedure in the Cardiovascular Services Department? Hypothesis: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01809067
- Testing
- Lavender aromatherapy inhalers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Pregnancy, High Risk, Depression, Postpartum
The Effect of Stress Reduction Program on Pregnancy Process and Mental Health in High Risk Pregnant Women
Introduction Pregnancy and giving birth to an infant is a physiological process as well as it is also a transition of life, and a stressful period of time with a significance in the life of woman.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, High Risk, Depression, Postpartum, Anxiety in Pregnancy, Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05573009
- Testing
- cognitive behavioral approach-based stress reduction program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Migraine
MRI Outcomes of Mindfulness Meditation for Migraine
112 migraine subjects will be initially randomly assigned to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or a Stress Management for Headache group (SMH).
- Trial name
- NCT02133209
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Stress Management for Headaches
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Patients in the Sleep Clinic
Sleep Disorder Mindfulness Stress Reduction Intervention
Sleep problems, ranging from mild sleep disturbance to debilitating insomnia, are among the most common health problems occurring in adults, with an estimated prevalence of 35% to 48% (Morin et al., 2009; Mai and Buyss 2008).
- Trial name
- NCT06536218
- Testing
- CONSCIOUS AWARENESS STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAM APPLICATION
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University
Colonoscopy, Colon Disease
Three Distraction Methods for Pain Reduction During Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is a common procedure to evaluate the gastrointestinal tract. The colonoscopy procedure can sometimes be uncomfortable and painful for the patient.
- Trial name
- NCT05378165
- Testing
- Music group, Stress ball group, Video group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kastamonu University
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Stress, Mental Health
Mindfulness-Based Intervention With a Supplement for Stress-Related Problems in College Students Across Multiple Sites (4SITE)
The investigators hope to add to the feasible, acceptable, and effective interventions that offer reductions in depression, anxiety, and stress for students at U.S.
- Conditions
- Stress, Mental Health, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Trial name
- 4SITE (NCT07098845)
- Testing
- Learning to BREATHE, Learning to BREATHE Plus, HealthEd
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Emotional Intelligence
The Effect of Emotional Intelligence in Reducing Job Stress
Abstract Background: Emergency Medicine Wards (EMWs) are among the most stressful wards of hospitals. Emotional Intelligence (EI) seems to be one of the factors that can aid individuals in overcoming environmental stresses.
- Trial name
- EI (NCT05014633)
- Testing
- EI skills training
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing
Strengthening Community Mental Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the impact of the Communities Organizing for Power through Empathy (COPE) intervention in adults in communities having recently experienced or at risk of experiencing disaster.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT06093737)
- Testing
- COPE: Communities Organizing for Power through Empathy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University and A&M College
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Smoking
Trauma-Informed Care for Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy
Trauma-informed approaches have been shown to support recovery from other substance use disorders and involve four key elements: (1) Realizing the prevalence of trauma and pathways to recovery, (2) Recognizing symptoms of trauma…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco Use Cessation, Smoking Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT07129590
- Testing
- Expired carbon monoxide (CO), Interviews, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Stress Ball and Empathic Verbal-Tactile Interventions for Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial
This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to determine the effects of stress ball use and empathic verbal communication with therapeutic touch on anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing mammography and breast…
- Conditions
- Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain, Breast Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT07562828
- Testing
- Stress Ball, Empathic Verbal-Tactile Intervention
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Smoking Cessation
Reducing Tobacco Smoking: a Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) Telehealth Study
The study aims to evaluate the feasibility of using Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as a tool to decreasing distress and cigarette smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT05460676
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Anxiety, Depression
The Effectiveness of MIND Diet and Forest Bathing on Stress Reduction
This clinical trial aims to explore the effectiveness of the Mediterranean DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and Forest Bathing (FB) in reducing psychological stress among older Chinese individuals.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Psychological Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06351423
- Testing
- Forest Bathing (FB), MIND diet
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Tibial Stress Syndrome
Pain Reduction in Tibial Stress Syndrome
This study is intended to determine if compression garments effectively reduce pain in the treatment of tibial stress syndrome (TSS) in the military population.
- Trial name
- NCT03676530
- Testing
- Pro-Tec Shin Splint Compression Wrap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Healthy, Alcohol Use Disorder (Mild vs. Moderate to Heavy)
Modification of Pavlovian and Instrumental Learning in Human Addiction
The project aims at investigating modifications of environmental factors (i.e. cues and stress) relevant for learning mechanisms in addictive disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04032587
- Testing
- Modified training version of the Approach / Avoidance Task (AAT, see Wiers et al., 2011), Mindfulness-based interventions (e.g. body scan)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Stress Reduction, Mental Well-being
Effectiveness of MBSR Among Student Teachers
The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction among Danish student teachers on their mental well-being. The study is a randomised, controlled trial including 100 teachers.
- Trial name
- NCT04558099
- Testing
- MBSR
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus