Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Psychotherapy on Stress Biochemistry: An RCT of Psychotherapy and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Lead Sponsor:
Soul Medicine Institute
Conditions:
Stress
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a change in levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone, during the course of a psychotherapy session. The two forms of psychotherapy compared a...
Detailed Description
Cortisol is a crucial physiological marker for stress. Stress produces elevated cortisol levels for as long as the body can supply the precursors. Elevated cortisol levels are associated with physical...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Good Health History
Exclusion
- MDD (Major Depressive Disorder)
- PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- Psychotropic Prescription Drug Use
- Currently Under Psychiatric Care
- Major disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease
- Autoimmune disease
- CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Addison's Disease
- Spontaneous Trauma Recall in Final 20 minutes of Session
- History of Psychological Illness
- Pretest Cortisol level of .5 ng/ml or under, or 7 ng/ml or over
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
83 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00641394
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
April 25 2018
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Soul Medicine Institute
Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95403