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Health Enhancement And Resilience Training (HEART)

22 januari 2021 uppdaterad av: University of California, San Francisco

The Effect of a Stress Reduction Program Using Mindfulness Techniques on Markers of Cellular Stress and Aging

The purpose of this research study is to examine whether a stress reduction intervention can improve health, mood and biological markers of cellular stress and aging in a group of chronically-stressed maternal caregivers and healthy maternal controls.

Studieöversikt

Status

Avslutad

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

This stress-reduction intervention was added into an ongoing observational study in May of 2013. The parent study is a prospective cohort study of the effects of chronic stress in a group of maternal caregivers with children on the autism spectrum and healthy controls whose children have no diagnosis. Study participants are being invited to enroll in a 12-week stress reduction course based on the principles of mindfulness. They will attend four six-hour workshops and participate in 12 weekly hour-long web video conferencing calls to reinforce what is taught in the workshops.

At the beginning and the end of the intervention, they complete self-report measures of psychological well-being and give saliva samples. Since the women are also participating in the longitudinal study, we have other before and after data for them. These include psycho-social measures, body measurements, psycho-physiology measurements, cognitive tests, actigraphy (for sleep), as well as saliva (for hormones), hair (for hormones) and blood (for telomeres, telomerase, gene expression, circulating hormones, inflammation and oxidative stress).

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

70

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

  • Förenta staterna
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, Förenta staterna, 94118
        • University of California, San Francisco

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

20 år till 50 år (Vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Kvinna

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must have at least one child between 2 and 16 at time of enrollment
  • Caregivers must have a child diagnosed in that age range diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
  • Controls must have a healthy child in that age range. All women must be

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic disease, including recent history of cancer
  • History of psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Medications, including statins, anti-anxiety drugs, and for controls only anti-depressants.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Grundläggande vetenskap
  • Tilldelning: N/A
  • Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Stress-reduction class
Study participants enrolled in a 12-week stress reduction course based on the principles of mindfulness. They attended four six-hour workshops and participated in 12 weekly hour-long web video conferencing calls to reinforce what was taught in the workshops. We have two groups: chronically-stressed maternal caregivers of children on the autism spectrum and control mothers whose children have no significant psychiatric or physical impairment.
Beteende: Stress-reduction class
Study participants enrolled in a 12-week stress reduction course based on the principles of mindfulness. They attended four six-hour workshops and participated in 12 weekly hour-long web video conferencing calls to reinforce what was taught in the workshops. We have two groups: chronically-stressed maternal caregivers of children on the autism spectrum and control mothers whose children have no significant psychiatric or physical impairment. Both groups received similar instruction.
Andra namn:
  • mindfulness

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Salivary telomere length
Tidsram: Change from beginning to end of 12-week intervention
Participants will give saliva samples at the beginning and the end of the intervention. Salivary telomere length will be analyzed at both time points.
Change from beginning to end of 12-week intervention

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Psychological Well-Being
Tidsram: Change from beginning to end of 12-week intervention
We will collect perceived stress, acceptance and awareness of emotions and rumination at the beginning and at the end of the intervention.
Change from beginning to end of 12-week intervention
Telomere length from blood cells
Tidsram: Change over six months pre- and post-intervention
Since participants are also taking part in an ongoing non-interventional longitudinal study, they will provide blood samples at their 18-month study visit, which occurs before the start of the intervention, and at the 24-month study visit, which occurs after the end of the intervention. We will measure telomere length pre- and post-intervention in a variety of blood cell types.
Change over six months pre- and post-intervention
Telomerase
Tidsram: Change over 6 months pre- and post-intervention
Since participants are also taking part in an ongoing non-interventional longitudinal study, they will provide blood samples at their 18-month study visit, which occurs before the start of the intervention, and at the 24-month study visit, which occurs after the end of the intervention. We will measure telomerase pre- and post-intervention in a variety of blood cell types.
Change over 6 months pre- and post-intervention
Cognitive functioning
Tidsram: Change over six months pre- and post-intervention
Since participants are also taking part in an ongoing non-interventional longitudinal study, they will complete a battery of cognitive tasks at their 18-month study visit, which occurs before the start of the intervention, and at the 24-month study visit, which occurs after the end of the intervention. We will be able to assess performance pre- and post-intervention, to see if it improves after the stress-reduction training.
Change over six months pre- and post-intervention

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Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Elissa S Epel, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Huvudutredare: Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Huvudutredare: Jue Lin, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

1 maj 2013

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

1 november 2015

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

1 november 2015

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

10 juli 2013

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

7 oktober 2013

Första postat (Uppskatta)

9 oktober 2013

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

26 januari 2021

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

22 januari 2021

Senast verifierad

1 januari 2021

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Nyckelord

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • 10-02063

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