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- Clinical Trial NCT01308970
Quantification of Outcome Measures for Mind-body Interventions
November 12, 2015 updated by: John W. Denninger, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
The purpose of this study is to determine if participation in one of three different health management groups will elicit genomic and biochemical changes and decrease perceived stress levels and symptoms in healthy, stressed adults.
The investigators expect that changes in self-reported psychological stress and symptoms will be directly linked to changes in biological indicators (genomic expression profiles and neuroendocrine and pro-inflammatory biomarkers).
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Detailed Description
This randomized, controlled trial will determine the relative strength of correlation between changes in stress outcome measures (self-report questionnaire, genomic expression, biochemical assay) in moderately to severely stressed healthy subjects randomized to one of three health education interventions at both end-intervention and at a 6-month long-term follow-up.
This study will also determine which of the different outcome measures exhibit the greatest degree of sensitivity, reliability and consistency at both end-intervention and long-term follow-up.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
455
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
- Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital
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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
18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 or older
- Stress is chronic and ongoing with no resolution of the stressors within the timeframe of the study, with a minimum prior duration of 6 months.
- Able to provide informed consent and to understand written and spoken English.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Practice of yoga, meditation, guided imagery or other mind body techniques that elicit the RR, once per week for 45 min total or more within the last three months or less.
- Any current medical condition that would preclude their safe and effective practice of the yoga or meditation interventions.
- The presence of bipolar or psychotic disorders, or history of any other DSMIV Axis I disorder with active symptoms or treatment within the last 5 years, as determined by a structured clinical interview.
- Initiation of psychotherapy within 6 months of entering the study.
- Serious or unstable medical illness, including serious or unstable cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic or hematologic disease.
- Patient deemed unable to complete protocol due to cognitive, psychiatric or other reasons.
- Pregnancy or planned conception over the course of the study (could confound biomarker values).
- Current use of the following medications: systemic corticosteroids, chronic (i.e., more than 3 days per week) use of anti-inflammatories (e.g., ibuprofen; currently or within the last 3 months), immunosuppressive or cytotoxic therapies (currently or within the last 12 months), and anabolic steroids.
- Current (within the last 6 months) psychoactive medications (e.g. antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, anxiolytics), with the exception of hypnotics, which will be permitted.
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
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Stress Management Group 1
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Subjects will attend individual stress management sessions once weekly for 8 weeks and will be instructed to listen to a health education CD for 20 minutes every day for the duration of the study.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Stress Management Group 2
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Subjects will attend individual stress management sessions once weekly for 8 weeks and will be instructed to listen to a health education CD for 20 minutes every day for the duration of the study.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Stress Management Group 3
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Subjects will attend individual stress management sessions once weekly for 8 weeks and will be instructed to listen to a health education CD for 20 minutes every day for the duration of the study.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Perceived Stress Levels Post-intervention and at 6-month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 1), Endpoint (Week 9), Follow-Up (Week 26)
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Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
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Baseline (Week 1), Endpoint (Week 9), Follow-Up (Week 26)
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Change in Genomic Expression Profile Post-intervention and at 6-month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 1), Endpoint (Week 9), Follow-Up (Week 26)
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Baseline (Week 1), Endpoint (Week 9), Follow-Up (Week 26)
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
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
March 1, 2011
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
September 1, 2015
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
October 1, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 24, 2011
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 2, 2011
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
March 4, 2011
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
November 13, 2015
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 12, 2015
Last Verified
November 1, 2015
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2010P002785
- R01AT006464 (NIH)
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