Behavioral Management and Psychological Well-Being

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Behavioral Management; Psychological Well Being
• Interventions: Behavioral: Seminars in Health; Behavioral: Behavioral Management Program

• Registration Number: NCT01823601
• Lead Sponsor: Centro de Estudos em Medicina Comportamental

Brief Summary

The aim of present study is to evaluate whether a program of behavioral and cognitive procedures for emotional control, and assertive training, produces well-being and improvement in quality of life of healthy volunteers.

Detailed Description

Healthy volunteers,not presenting neurologic or psychiatric disorders, 18 years or older,both genders, were selected, after a medical examination, to participate in the study. In a randomized controlled trial, the volunteers were submitted to sessions of muscle relaxation (autogenic method), progressive self-focus meditation, and cognitive-behavioral training in self-control of negatives feelings. They were also trained to determine goals and to determine each step to reach them (plan of action).The volunteers have to apply this strategy to control emotional behavior and improve interpersonal relationship. Anxiety and depression scores will be determined using the Beck self evaluation scales (BDI and BAI); quality of life will be determined using WHO-QOL inventory and the Ryff Scale will be used to measure Psychological Well-Being.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Primary Completion: 2013-03
• Study Completion: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-04-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-04-02
• Study First Posted: 2013-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy people, without neurological or psychiatry disorders, according to the results of a medical examination
• 18 years or older
• high school degree

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe neurological or psychiatric disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Seminars in Health	Seminars in Health	This group of volunteers will attend to seminars in health. Each seminar will last about 120 minutes, a similar period of time used for training experimental group.
Behavioral Management Program	Behavioral Management Program	"Behavioral Management Program" consists in to teach to the volunteers procedures which involve autogenic muscle relaxation, progressive self-focus meditation and cognitive-behavioral training to change thoughts, beliefs and behavior in order to control emotions. This program will consist in 10 weekly sessions of about 120 minutes each.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression and Anxiety scores in Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory	Up to 3 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of Well-Being scores in 6 factors of Psychological Well-Being in Ryff scale	Up to 3 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil