The Effect of Relaxation Response Training on Declarative Memory and Salivary Cortisol in Older Adults

November 2, 2007 updated by: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
To evaluate whether a 5-week relaxation response intervention influences the learning, memory or attention of healthy older adults.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 2

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years to 80 years (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 65 to 80 years od age
  • No prior or current psychiatric or neurological condition.
  • score above 24 on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Evaluate whether a RR training program would decrease anxiety levels, improve attention, declarative memory performance in healthy older adults.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Evaluate whether a RR training program would decrease salivary cortisol levels in healthy older adults.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jeffery A Dusek, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mind/Body Medical Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1999

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 4, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2007

Last Verified

November 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2001-P-002249

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