Virginia Commonwealth University Stress Reduction Study
Studieoversikt
Status
Status
Forhold
Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Intervensjon / Behandling
Detaljert beskrivelse
Studietype
Studietype
Registrering (Faktiske)
Registrering
Fase
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Kontakter og plasseringer
Studiesteder
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Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia, Forente stater, 23298
- Virginia Commonwealth University
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Deltakelseskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
Tar imot friske frivillige
Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Stable medication regiment for 8 weeks prior to enrollment if taking antidepressant or anxiolytic medications. (will not be advertised but screened)
- Free of major, uncorrected sensory impairments and cognitive deficits
- Free of a certain psychiatric disorders or history thereof; specifically, a new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months, report a hospitalization over the last 3 months, report current drug abuse (e.g., recreational drug use, alcohol intake in excess of 2 drinks per day).
- Adults aged 18 - 55 years of age
- Right hand dominant (will not be advertised but screened)
- Personal SmartPhone (Android or iOS operating systems).
- Naive to meditation practice (will not be advertised but screened)
- At least a moderate level of perceived stress (scale score > 5 on the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; reflects above-average perceived stress)
Exclusion Criteria:
- left-handed
- are unwilling or unable to complete study assessments or treatments
- report a new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months
- report a hospitalization over the last 3 months
- report current drug abuse (e.g., recreational drug use, smoke more than � pack per day, alcohol intake in excess of 2 drinks per day)
- are prisoners
- no personal SmartPhone (Android or iOS operating systems)
Studieplan
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Grunnvitenskap
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Dobbelt
Antall våpen
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / ArmDeltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / BehandlingIntervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Tankefullhet
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Participants will listen to 20-minute lessons each day for 14 days plus complete brief (3 to 10 minute) exercises daily via their personal smartphone.
Each course will involve mental exercises to reduce stress in daily life, along with direct instruction from the course leader to help in learning and applying the stress reduction techniques.
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Aktiv komparator: Cognitive reappraisal
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Participants will listen to 20-minute lessons each day for 14 days plus complete brief (3 to 10 minute) exercises daily via their personal smartphone.
Each course will involve mental exercises to reduce stress in daily life, along with direct instruction from the course leader to help in learning and applying the stress reduction techniques.
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hemodynamic signal change
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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Proportion of participants who show a statistically significant change in regional specificity, as measured by fNIRS-recorded blood oxygenation representing markers of emotion reactivity and regulation during observation of video stimuli.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change in anger response
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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The Anger subscale of the Discrete Emotions Questionnaire (DEQ) will be used to assess s the extent to which participants experience specific emotions on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (an extreme amount) in response to video stimuli.
Lower scores indicate less anger and more emotion downregulation.
Higher scores would indicate more anger and less emotion downregulation.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Change in disgust response
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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The Disgust subscale of the Discrete Emotions Questionnaire (DEQ) will be used to assess the extent to which participants experience specific emotions on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (an extreme amount) in response to video stimuli.
Lower scores indicate less disgust and more emotion downregulation.
Higher scores would indicate more disgust and less emotion downregulation.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Change in fear response
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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The Fear subscale of the Discrete Emotions Questionnaire (DEQ) will be used to assess the extent to which participants experience specific emotions on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (an extreme amount) in response to video stimuli.
Lower scores indicate less fear and more emotion downregulation.
Higher scores would indicate more fear and less emotion downregulation.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Change in anxiety response
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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The Anxiety subscale of the Discrete Emotions Questionnaire (DEQ) will be used to assess the extent to which participants experience specific emotions on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (an extreme amount) in response to video stimuli.
Lower scores indicate less anxiety and more emotion downregulation.
Higher scores would indicate more anxiety and less emotion downregulation.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Change in sadness response
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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The Sadness subscale of the Discrete Emotions Questionnaire (DEQ) will be used to assess the extent to which participants experience specific emotions on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (an extreme amount) in response to video stimuli.
Lower scores indicate less sadness and more emotion downregulation.
Higher scores would indicate more sadness and less emotion downregulation.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Change in intergroup attitudes
Tidsramme: Baseline and 16 weeks
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The Beliefs about Groups survey will be used to assess explicit intergroup attitudes.
Participants answer 4 questions using a scale from 1 to 6. Higher scores indicate poorer attitude outcomes.
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Baseline and 16 weeks
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Behavioral willingness to participate in a dyad-based future experiment
Tidsramme: 16 weeks
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Number of participants who express willingness to participate in a dyad-based future experiment using a scale from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate greater willingness or preference to participate.
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16 weeks
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbeidspartnere
Samarbeidspartnere
Etterforskere
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Hadley Rahrig, M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
Studierekorddatoer
Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Studiestart
Primær fullføring (Faktiske)
Primær fullføring
Studiet fullført (Faktiske)
Studiet fullført
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
Først innsendt
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
Først lagt ut
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
Sist oppdatering lagt ut
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Sist bekreftet
Sist bekreftet
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