DeStress for Health: Partnering With Granville and Vance Counties to Reduce Stress and Cancer Risk

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress Reduction

Treatments: Behavioral: DeStress for Health Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03776890

Pro00100183

Details and patient eligibility

About

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. Participants will attend 4 classes that occur once a week. The first class will focus on nutrition, the second class will focus on exercise, the 3rd class will focus on tobacco use, and the 4th class that will review the previous 3 classes and help participants incorporate the strategies taught in the Destress for Health Program into their everyday lives. The duration of each class is 1 hour and the classes will be held once a week for a total of 4 weeks. Participants in this research study will be asked to complete 2 surveys. The first survey will occur during class 1, and will ask participants about their demographic information, health behaviors, stress levels, emotions, and behaviors. The second survey will be conducted over the phone and will occur 30-days after the final class and will ask participants about their health behaviors, stress levels, emotions, behaviors and also about whether or not they felt the classes they attended were useful to them. Total study duration is about 2 months.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 1 patient group

DeStress for Health Program Participants

Experimental group

Description:

Rural residents 18 years and older of Granville and Vance counties (n=30) will be recruited to participate.

Treatment:

Behavioral: DeStress for Health Program