Self Help Intervention to Decrease Stress

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress, Psychological
• Interventions: Behavioral: Attention and Interpretation Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01242865
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

The present study is designed to test the feasibility and efficacy of a stand alone self help program for decreasing stress and anxiety and enhancing quality of life. The intervention will be offered in the form of a self help book and three handouts with no in-person instructor time.

Detailed Description

Stress is a ubiquitous problem and a mediator of symptoms for a variety of medical conditions. Most medical diagnoses, procedures, and physician visits are associated with considerable stress. Excessive stress is associated with adverse medical outcomes, unhealthy coping mechanisms, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and overall a poor quality of life. No specific pharmacologic treatment is available for treating stress. Further, it is often difficult or sometimes impossible to change the reality of circumstances causing stress in an individual. Thus increasing individual coping mechanisms and ability of a person to handle stress, rather than changing the stressors itself might be a more feasible approach towards reducing stress.

Several interventions are available to decrease stress. Majority of these programs entail extensive in-person training which impacts on widespread dissemination of the program. We are interested in applying an innovative approach toward stress management by testing the efficacy of a stand alone self help program offered in the form of a book with no in-person instructor time. Participants will receive a copy of the book, "Train Your Brain Engage Your Heart Transform Your Life" along with three handouts summarizing the contents of the book. This book describes the program of Attention and Interpretation therapy that is designed to help decrease stress and anxiety and has been developed at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-16
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-17
• Study Start: 2010-12
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2013-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2013-04-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Attention and Interpretation Therapy	Attention and Interpretation Therapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the feasibility of testing a self help stress management program for improving stress in a pilot clinical trial.	12 Weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the efficacy of the self help stress management program on resilience.	12 Weeks
To assess the efficacy of the self help stress management program on stress.	12 Weeks
To assess the efficacy of the self help stress management program on anxiety.	12 Weeks
To assess the efficacy of the self help stress management program on mindfulness.	12 Weeks
To assess the efficacy of the self help stress management program on overall quality of life.	12 Weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States