Clinical trials: Social Stress Mechanisms
Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State
Intergenerational Study of War-Affected Youth
War-related violence is a leading driver of mental disorders and illness affecting children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- ISWAY (NCT06440460)
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Child Behavior Problem
Effectiveness of the Social-Emotional Prevention Program Enhanced Version
The current study is intended to investigate the effectiveness of the Social-Emotional Prevention Program enhanced version (SEP+) for increasing preschoolers' social-emotional competencies and reducing their risk for behavior…
- Trial name
- SEP+ (NCT05057728)
- Testing
- Social-Emotional Prevention Program enhanced version
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
Well-Being, Psychological, Loneliness
Physiological, Hormonal, and DNA-based Mechanisms of Psychosocial Stress and Therapeutic Effect
The goal of this trial is to learn if the Groups 4 Health (G4H) intervention is effective in supporting student well-being at the University of Helsinki.
- Trial name
- NCT07152652
- Testing
- Groups 4 health
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
Music Therapy's Impact on University Students' Social and Mental Health
In recent years, university education has become more challenging due to increased academic competition. A rising number of university students globally are currently being diagnosed with mental health problems, and previous…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07024979
- Testing
- Music Therapy Songwriting Intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Maternal Psychological Distress, Postpartum Depression
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) During Pregnancy
The study is a pilot randomized control trial of a validated intervention, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for pregnancy, developed to reduce risk for postpartum depression.
- Conditions
- Maternal Psychological Distress, Postpartum Depression, Prenatal Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03809572
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology
Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk III: Stress and Resilience
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between environmental structural racism and discrimination and chronic pain risk in Native American adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Discrimination, Racial, Stress Physiology, Pain
- Trial name
- OK-SNAPIII (NCT05723081)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Psychological Distress
Psychological Mobile Interventions to Reduce Distress
Investigating the effectiveness of two mobile psychological interventions and the mechanisms of change involved in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, on an adult population with a mild to moderate level of…
- Trial name
- NCT05294809
- Testing
- PsyPills, Online-Contingent Attention Training, OCAT
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
Emotional Regulation, Depression
A Precision Medicine Approach to Target Engagement for Emotion Regulation
The proposed study is designed to first test whether teaching people personalized or standardized emotion regulation skills leads to greater decreases in daily negative emotion intensity.
- Conditions
- Emotional Regulation, Depression, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05651295
- Testing
- Checking the Facts, Opposite to Emotion Action, Mindfulness of Current Emotions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew Southward, PhD
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Psychobiological Mechanisms of Resilience to Trauma
This study will evaluate brain changes and psychological characteristics of people who are resilient to trauma. It will examine and compare responses in three categories of subjects: 1) people who have been exposed to a…
- Trial name
- NCT00069212
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Caregivers, Emotions
Smartphone-based Cognitive Emotion Regulation Training for Unpaid Primary Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) not only exact a heavy toll on patients, they also impose an enormous emotional, physical, and financial burden on unpaid, often family, caregivers.
- Conditions
- Caregivers, Emotions, Emotion Regulation, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05949047
- Testing
- Cognitive Emotion Regulation Training via Psychological Distancing, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Training via Reinterpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bryan Denny
Stress, Stress, Psychological
Student Wellness Workshop Study
While efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) has been demonstrated in a number of prior studies, little is known about the effects of SKY taught as part of the Your Enlightened Side (YESplus) workshop designed for college…
- Conditions
- Stress, Stress, Psychological, Stress Reaction, Adjustment
- Trial name
- SWW (NCT04023968)
- Testing
- YESplus workshop, WOW! workshop
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Stress, Psychological
Reward Under Stress: Effects of a Multidimensional Stress Prevention Program in University Students
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a multidimensional stress prevention program on psychological and physiological indicators among university students.
- Trial name
- NCT03861013
- Testing
- Multidimensional stress prevention program (GeDStress)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chantal Martin Soelch
Emotion Regulation
Effects and Mechanisms of Smartphone-Based Stress Management Training on Well-Being in College Students
Studying can be a difficult time, and some students can find it challenging to deal with stress. This research project at Virginia Commonwealth University aims to understand how two different online stress management training…
- Trial name
- NCT05518656
- Testing
- Experimental intervention, Comparison intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Social Anxiety Disorder
Emotion Regulation During RCT of CBT vs. MBSR for Social Anxiety Disorder
The purpose of the study is to investigate the immediate and longer-term impact of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) versus Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for patients with Social Anxiety Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02036658
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Mindfulness and Present Centered Therapies for PTSD: Efficacy and Mechanisms
This project will study whether a new therapy that includes the practice of forms of meditation is helpful for combat veterans returning from deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan suffering with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT01347749
- Testing
- Mindfulness & Compassion Meditation-based Exposure Therapy, Present Centered Therapy for PTSD
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Stress, Psychological Stress
Neural Correlates of Stress Reduction
This study will identify neural mechanisms associated with changes in emotion regulation following participation in stress reduction programs.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological Stress, Life Stress, Emotional Stress
- Trial name
- NCT01488422
- Testing
- Stress Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Self-Control
Stress & Self-Control Costs
Self-control failures are a universal challenge for healthy and clinical populations. Recent work suggests these failures may arise from excessive cognitive costs associated with exercising self-control, yet the mechanisms…
- Trial name
- NCT05795179
- Testing
- Cold-Pressor Task (CPT), Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), Modified Non-Stress CPT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Symptoms and Mechanisms of Child Psychiatric Disorders
In this study the investigators will examine psychiatric symptoms, central neurocognitive functions, parental stress and attachment styles, and biological factors that can give new knowledge about some of the mechanisms present…
- Conditions
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Severe Irritability
- Trial name
- NCT05049356
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Mental Disorder, Stress
Exploring Effectiveness and Mechanism of Change of an Implementation Strategy on Guideline Implementation in Schools
This project is a two-armed randomized-controlled trial exploring the effectiveness and mechanisms of change of two different implementation strategies for implementing the Guideline for the prevention of mental ill-health at the…
- Trial name
- NCT05019937
- Testing
- Educational meeting, Implementation team, Workshops
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lydia Kwak
Focus on Pain Regulation Mechanisms, Social Stress Mechanisms
The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Pain Regulation, Negative Affect, Attention, and Social Stress
The project's objective is to explore the impact of Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction (MBSR) on pain regulation, social stress, basic affective and attention functions, and on the brain, immune, and endocrine mechanisms that…
- Conditions
- Focus on Pain Regulation Mechanisms, Social Stress Mechanisms, Basic Affective Mechanisms, Attention Mechanisms
- Trial name
- NCT01301105
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Health Enhancement Program (HEP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison