Status:

COMPLETED

Does the Relaxation Response Inhibit Acute Stress?

Lead Sponsor:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-49 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purposes of this study are: 1. To examine molecular and biochemical changes, associated with the relaxation response (RR) that can counteract the effects of stress in healthy adults. 2. To compar...

Detailed Description

The purposes of this study are: 1. To examine molecular and biochemical changes, associated with the relaxation response (RR) that can counteract the effects of stress in healthy adults. 2. To compar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • healthy individual
  • age:18-49 years
  • able to read and understand English
  • able to attend al study visits
  • access to a telephone (to schedule visits)

Exclusion

  • current smoking
  • asthma
  • current use of any prescription or psychoactive medications or supplements
  • either:
  • no prior experience with RR eliciting techniques
  • at least 3 years of regular RR elicitation (at least 20 min/day)
  • BMI \>30
  • exhaled nitric oxide levels \>60 ppb
  • abnormal lab values (Hct \<32,creatinine \>1.3, glucose \>200
  • pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00179595

Start Date

May 1 2002

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

February 16 2017

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Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215