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Self Help Intervention to Decrease Stress

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Mayo Clinic

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Treatments

Behavioral: Attention and Interpretation Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01242865
10-006367

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment

33 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 90 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Good general health
  • Provided with, understand, and have signed the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Are currently using (at time of enrollment) antipsychotics and/or antidepressants
  • Have a life time history of schizophrenia.
  • Previously participated in Attention and Interpretation Therapy (AIT) training.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

33 participants in 1 patient group

Attention and Interpretation Therapy
Other group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Attention and Interpretation Therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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