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DeStress for Health: Partnering With Granville and Vance Counties to Reduce Stress and Cancer Risk (Part 2)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stress Reduction
Registration Number
NCT05469334
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a positive psychology intervention paired with a health behavior intervention is successful in decreasing perceived stress and increasing positive affect in residents of Vance and Granville County.The program will consist of 4 in person / zoom sessions that are based on empirically supported PPWB components including Optimism, Gratitude, Mindfulness and Positive Savoring to improve behavioral self-regulation towards health-related goals with an additional class five as a check in that will be used for survey completion. Specifically, principal investigator will provide participants with instruction on positive psychology exercises that can do on their own and counseling around increased fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity and smoking cessation. Participants will then be asked to create a SMART goal to work on each week of the program for one of the behaviors. Research staff will conduct surveys with participants at baseline and at end of program. Feasibility and acceptability measures of the intervention will be collected at the end of the program. Research team will also collect informal feedback from participants at the end of each of the class sessions. Classes will be delivered in person and broadcasted via zoom via a password protected zoom link. Participant who choose to remain remote and participate via Zoom will be mailed binders of study materials with information on who to call if participants have questions. Participants who attend live events will receive their materials in person. Pre- and post-intervention surveys will be sent to participants via email. This is Part 2 of study (NCT03776890)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria
  • Live in Granville or Vance Counties;
  • >18 years old;
  • Interested in participating a stress reduction study
  • Speak English
Exclusion Criteria
  • Does Not Live in Granville or Vance Counties
  • Under 18 years of age
  • Not interested in participating in a stress reduction study
  • does not speak English

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants Recruited in a 6-Month Time-frame6 months

Measured via subject enrollment log

Percentage of Participants That Attend All Intervention Sessions2 months

Measured via subject enrollment log

Percentage of Participants That Stay in Study for Duration2 months

Measured via subject enrollment log

Percent of Participants Rating Intervention as Useful2 months

Measured on a scale from 1-5 with 1 being "Not Useful at All" and 5 being "Extremely Useful".

Percent of Participants Recommending Intervention to Friend2 months

Measured on a scale from 1-5 with 1 being "Not at All" and 5 being "Extremely".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Positive Emotion As Measured by a Survey2 months

qualitative scale I agree a lot I agree a little I neither agree nor disagree I disagree a little I disagree a lot

Change in Behavioral Self Regulation As Measured by a Survey2 months

qualitative scale I agree a lot I agree a little I neither agree nor disagree I disagree a little I disagree a lot

Change in Stress Self Regulation As Measured By a Survey2 months

qualitative scale I agree a lot I agree a little I neither agree nor disagree I disagree a little I disagree a lot

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Granville Vance Public Health Department

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Oxford, North Carolina, United States

Granville Vance Public Health Department
🇺🇸Oxford, North Carolina, United States

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