Clinical trials: Stress
Healthy, Cancer
The Effects of a Meditation Retreat on Healthy Volunteers and Cancer Patients: an fMRI Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a Zen meditation retreat (Sesshin) on psychophysiological parameters in healthy volunteers (regular meditators and non-meditators) and in cancer patients and to observe…
- Trial name
- Sesshin (NCT00878735)
- Testing
- Zen meditation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Occupational Health
Influence of the COVId-19 Pandemic on STRESS of Occupational Health Workers
Coronavirus has caused containment of more than half of the world's population and a major and rapid reorganization of clinical and support services.
- Trial name
- COVISTRESSWork (NCT04619576)
- Testing
- Occupational health workers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Aging, Oxidative Stress
Targeting Oxidative Stress to Prevent Vascular and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction During Disuse
Prolonged periods of reduced activity are associated with decreased vascular function and muscle atrophy. Physical inactivity due to acute hospitalization is also associated with impaired recovery, hospital readmission, and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Oxidative Stress, Vascular Endothelium, Skeletal Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04351113
- Testing
- MITO-AO, PB-125, Passive Leg Movement (PLM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joel Trinity
Insomnia Chronic, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Proof of Concept
This is a proof-of-concept, open-label trial of pimavanserin 34mg at bedtime for 6 weeks in Veterans with insomnia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04809116
- Testing
- Pimavanserin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Stress, Eating Behavior
Stress Reactivity Study in Adolescents
The goal of this study was to examine the glucocorticoid and behavioral responses to a psychological stressor in obese African-American and non-Latino white adolescents.
- Trial name
- SRAS (NCT03997149)
- Testing
- Acute Laboratory Stressor, Low affect video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Self-Help Intervention for Post 9/11 Veterans With Depression or PTSD Symptoms
It is important to provide support and resources for the many post-9/11 Veterans with mental health symptoms and poor psychosocial functioning who do not engage in psychotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT07202325
- Testing
- Resilience Training for Veterans (REST-V), Usual resources
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Asthenozoospermia
Study of the Effect of Oral Zinc Supplementation on Superoxide Radical Scavengers
Although several studies have considered the relationship between infertility and semen super oxide radical scavengers levels, no study on the effects of asthenospermia treatments such as oral zinc supplementation on superoxide…
- Trial name
- NCT02217189
- Testing
- zinc sulfate
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Babylon University
Congestive Heart Failure
Study of Sildenafil in Advanced Heart Failure.
Despite advances in medical therapy for patients with heart failure, one-third of patients remain limited by fatigue and shortness of breath.
- Trial name
- NCT00309790
- Testing
- sildenafil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy Students
Anti-stress Effect of Theanine on Students During Long-term Pharmacy Practices
Long-term practices in a hospital setting and community pharmacy might induce chronic stress in students. Alterations of salivary amylase activity will be measured in students during pharmacy practices as a marker of stress.
- Trial name
- NCT01361204
- Testing
- Theanine
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Shizuoka
Postoperative Pain, Cesarean Section
Effect of a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Wound Healing, Stress, and Immune Response After a Cesarean Delivery
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of a TAP block to standard analgesia after the cesarean delivery will impact postoperative wound healing and attenuate postoperative stress and immune…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Cesarean Section, Wound Heal
- Trial name
- NCT05840406
- Testing
- Postoperative pain management with acetaminophen, Bilateral TAP Block with levobupivacaine, Bilateral TAP Block with levobupivacaine and dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice
Urinary Incontinence, Overactive Bladder
Reliability of KHQ and ICIQ-SF in Assessing Urinary Incontinence Effects in Polish Women
The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of KHQ and ICIQ-SF in polish women.
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Overactive Bladder, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urge Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT04619238
- Testing
- King's Health Questionnaire, the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire (ICIQ-SF) Short Form
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lublin
Heart Transplant, Acute Graft Rejection
Stress Cardiac MRI for Evaluation of Nonspecific Allograft Dysfunction
The investigators will use cardiac MRI to measure the myocardial perfusion reserve and amount of myocardial edema and fibrosis in heart-transplant patients with nonspecific allograft dysfunction in contrast to those with normal…
- Conditions
- Heart Transplant, Acute Graft Rejection, Chronic Graft Rejection
- Trial name
- NCT02597543
- Testing
- Regadenoson, Gadolinium, Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Paul Kim
Stress
The Effects of a Relaxation Intervention on College Students' Social-emotional Competence
Objective: To examine the impact of a psychomotor relaxation program on college students' social-emotional competence, personal and professional development. Participants: Twenty female college students participated.
- Trial name
- NCT05694468
- Testing
- Psychomotor Relaxation
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Loving-Kindness Meditation for PTSD
This randomized controlled trial will assess whether a novel complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) intervention, Loving-kindness Meditation (LKM), is not meaningfully inferior to another group-based PTSD treatment …
- Trial name
- NCT01962714
- Testing
- Loving-Kindness Meditation, Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Infarction - Stress Prevention Intervention
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that may occur after someone experiences a traumatic event. Between 10-20% of patients may develop PTSD in response to the traumatic experience of myocardial infarction…
- Trial name
- MI-SPRINT (NCT01781247)
- Testing
- Minimal behavioral intervention, Control intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Opioid Use, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Evaluation of the Stress Response in Anesthesia Use Inhalation Anesthetic (Desflurane) Versus TIVA for Bariatric Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of Opioid Free Anesthesia (OFA) with and without volatile anesthetics (in this case desflurane) in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, TCI Eleveld, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07568938
- Testing
- opioid free anesthesia, Opiod Free Anesthesia with TCI ELEVELD
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- G.Gennimatas General Hospital
Stress-related Illness/Anxiety
Medical Yoga for Patients With Stress-related Symptoms
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Medical Yoga as a group treatment, to conventional treatment provided by a physical therapist, for people with perceived stress-related symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02907138
- Testing
- Medical Yoga, Treatment as Usual (physical therapy)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Maria Larsson
Stress
The Effect of Mindfulness Program on Clinical Stress Nursing Students
Nurses are important members of the team in the provision of health services, which determine and help the health needs of the individual, family and society, while working towards the protection and development of health, as…
- Trial name
- NCT06259955
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Asthma
Using Exercise-testing to Explore Patient Differences in Severe Asthma
The goal of this observational pilot study is to use exercise-testing to assess patients with severe asthma who have high levels of breathlessness and compare them to other groups of patients with low levels of breathlessness.
- Trial name
- NCT05733143
- Testing
- cardiopulmonary exercise stress test (CPEST)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurofeedback Technology (GZNT) for Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms in Soldiers
A new technology called Global Z-Score Neurofeedback Technology (GZNT) has been identified that can overcome an existing barrier to the use of neurofeedback as a treatment technique in a military setting.
- Trial name
- GZNT (NCT02509689)
- Testing
- Global Z-Score Neurofeedback Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center