Clinical trials: Stress Reduction
Anxiety, Stress
Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Effects on Anxiety and Stress
To understand the potential effectiveness of a 4 week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy intervention delivered using a smartphone application for reducing anxiety and stress within college students.
- Trial name
- NCT06019299
- Testing
- Mindfulness Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
Family-centered Mental Health Promotion Intervention
Goal: The long-term goal of the proposed research program is to test the effectiveness of a preventative behavioral intervention and to scale it up for use with broader immigrant populations to reduce stress and mental health…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04453709
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus for Immigrants at family settings, Talk program with Community Support Service Pamphlet (CSS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dementia Caregiving
Stress Reduction Study for Partners of Early Stage Dementia
This is a study designed to pilot a WOOP (Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan) intervention for spouses of persons with early stage dementia for the purposes of future research. The investigators will be using two cohorts.
- Trial name
- NCT03691428
- Testing
- Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer - Patient Empowerment Program
Each year over 20,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Canada with the majority undergoing some form of treatment option.
- Trial name
- PC-PEP (NCT03660085)
- Testing
- PC-PEP
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Hypertension
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for High Blood Pressure
Nearly 60 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure (BP) in the pre-hypertension (SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89). Hypertension is estimated to account for 1 in 8 deaths in the world, and in the US the direct and…
- Trial name
- NCT00440596
- Testing
- Mindfulness based stress reduction, Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kent State University
Breast Cancer
Green Tea and Reduction of Breast Cancer Risk
RATIONALE: Green tea extract contains ingredients (catechins) that may lower the risk of breast cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well green tea extract works in preventing breast cancer compared to a placebo…
- Trial name
- NCT00917735
- Testing
- Green tea extract supplement
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,075 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cardiovascular Disease
Postprandial Effects of Walnut Components Versus Whole Walnuts on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Reduction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acute, postprandial effects and mechanism of action of various walnut components (separated nut skins, de-fatted nut meat, nut oil) versus whole walnuts on oxidative stress…
- Trial name
- NCT00938340
- Testing
- Walnut "meat", Walnut Oil, Walnut Skins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Psychological Distress, Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Shift-and-persist and Cardiometabolic Markers Among Women in Puerto Rico
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a 4-week mindfulness program among young women in Puerto Rico with elevated stress.
- Trial name
- NCT06250738
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Stress reduction program: Virtual, Home exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Stress
HEALTHY (Health Education Adolescent Leadership Training to Help Youth) Leaders
This project will measure baseline stress among a group of youth in foster and kinship care. The investigators will implement a pilot program to target stress reduction by using an evidence-based group therapy technique teaching…
- Trial name
- HEALTHY (NCT01708291)
- Testing
- Mindfulness based stress reduction, only pre and post evaluation measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Dementia Alzheimers
MASC: Reducing Stress for Caregivers
Building on limitations of prior research, the investigators proposed to develop the Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program (MASC) to help caregivers of persons with Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) manage…
- Trial name
- MASC (NCT05847153)
- Testing
- MASC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Stress, Psychological
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Urban Youth
Our uncontrolled study of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for urban youth suggests benefits in mental health and quality of life outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00661271
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Healthy topics
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Aging, Hyperthermia
Cardiovascular Responses to Heat Waves in the Elderly
The purpose of this study is to assess the cardiovascular responses of the elderly to heat wave conditions
- Trial name
- NCT04538144
- Testing
- Hot and Humid Trial, Hot and Dry Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Inflammation, Oxidative Stress
Reduction of Exposure, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress Following at Least 2 Years of Switching to THS Use Compared to Cigarette Smoking
This is a cross-sectional 3-group study with subjects enrolled and matched by region (Asia, Europe), age, sex, and average daily product consumption over the last 2 years as self-reported.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Smoking, Smoking Abstinence
- Trial name
- NCT05385055
- Testing
- THS use, Cigarette smoking, Smoking abstinence
- Where
- 37 sites in Bulgaria, Czechia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 974 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Anxiety, Burn Out
A Study to Assess Virtual Reality by Healthcare Providers: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability of using Virtual Reality intervention to help reduce anxiety and burnout symptoms and improve focus in the workplace.
- Trial name
- NCT04622527
- Testing
- Random assigned paradigm viewing order
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
Craving and Lifestyle Management Through Mindfulness Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful eating program will lead to reductions in abdominal fat and total weight and improve cell aging in overweight and obese women…
- Trial name
- CALMM (NCT01250509)
- Testing
- Craving and Lifestyle Management through Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Adolescent Behavior, Stress Reduction
CEDARS Intervention: A Coping, Emotional Development, & Stress Reduction Intervention
Using an adapted stress-reduction intervention called the CEDARS, the investigators will pilot the intervention in adolescents (N=40) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of CEDARS implementation and to investigate…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Stress Reduction, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Positive Attitude
- Trial name
- CEDARS (NCT04958694)
- Testing
- CEDARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Asherman Syndrome
Impact of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on Anxiety, Depression and QOL in Women With Intrauterine Adhesion.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness based stress reduction are effective on improve anxiety, depression and quality of life in women with intrauterine adhesion
- Trial name
- IMBSRADQWIUA (NCT02746679)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuqing Chen
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer
Improved Outcome in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients by Reducing Caregiver Distress
PURPOSE: As this is a randomized controlled trial, all subjects receiving stress management psychoeducation will be expected to obtain a new set of coping skills that will allow them to better deal with the stressors of…
- Trial name
- NCT02037568
- Testing
- fPER
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Mindfulness, Colon Cancer
Targeting Chronic Stress for Reducing Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer
Many neighborhoods in Chicago experience daily exposure to stressors including economic inopportunity and violent crime in public spaces.
- Conditions
- Mindfulness, Colon Cancer, Females
- Trial name
- MindCRC (NCT06323421)
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago