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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03330431
Other study ID # 2017_EXPECT_v1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date July 1, 2017
Est. completion date November 30, 2017

Study information

Verified date July 2020
Source Philipps University Marburg Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study's aim is to determine whether a short video aiming to optimize expectations regarding the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) ist able to improve the actual effectiveness of PMR in comparison with a neutral (no video) control group.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 66
Est. completion date November 30, 2017
Est. primary completion date September 15, 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy participants

- fluency in the German language to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Chronic illness

- Mental disorder

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Control Group
  • Experimental Group 1 (Video Personal Expert)
  • Experimental Group 2 (Video Factual Expert)

Intervention

Behavioral:
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
All groups undergo a PMR session, but they differ regarding the treatment before the PMR session. Two groups watch a video before undergoing PMR, the control group reads a text before undergoing PMR. Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a technique for learning to monitor and control the state of muscular tension. It was developed by American physician Edmund Jacobson in the early 1920s. The technique involves learning to monitor tension in each specific muscle group in the body by deliberately inducing tension in each group. This tension is then released, with attention paid to the contrast between tension and relaxation.

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg Marburg Hessen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Philipps University Marburg Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in perceived/subjective relaxation Participants are asked to rate how relaxed they feel at the moment at two time points (baseline and after the PMR intervention) on a questionnaire (VAS: item ranges from 0 (not relaxed at all) - 100 (very relaxed). Change scores are calculated (post- minus pre-scores). Change from pre (baseline) to post scores (30 minutes later)
Secondary Change in perceived stress Participants are asked to rate how stressed they feel at the moment at two time points (baseline and after the PMR intervention) on a questionnaire (VAS: item ranges from 0 (not stressed at all) - 100 (very stressed). Change scores are calculated (post- minus pre-scores). Change from pre (baseline) to post scores (30 minutes later)
Secondary Change in physiological relaxation Electromyography is used to assess participants' physiological relaxation status at baseline and after the PMR intervention. Change scores are calculated (post- minus pre-scores). Change from pre (baseline) to post scores (30 minutes later)
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