Strategies for Responding to Stress

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Strategies for Responding to Stress

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03289156
• Other study ID #: 2017-05-0011
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 18, 2017
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: University of Texas at Austin
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether changes in psychological and physiological responses differ based on different strategies for responding to stress.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to examine whether changes in psychological and physiological responses differ based on different strategies for responding to stress. Different strategies being examined in this study include exercise and arousal reappraisal.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 160
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males and females ages 18 to 35

• Speaks English fluently

• Passes the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-Plus

• Mild to Moderate depression symptoms as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (a score =14 but =25)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hearing or visually impaired such that it will interfere with ability to participate effectively

• Currently exercising regularly, defined as exercising at a moderate-intensity more than 2 times a week, for at least 20 minutes each time.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Arousal Reappraisal
Brief readings educating about the stress response and usefulness of arousal reappraisal.
• Exercise
Three 5-minute bouts of exercise at increasing intensities (65%, 75%, and 85%) with 5-15 minute breaks in-between for recovery.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Texas at Austin	Austin	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Texas at Austin

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stress Reappraisal	Self-report ratings of appraisal of a lab based stressor as threatening or challenging.	One day
Secondary	Psychological Response to Stress	Self-report ratings of perceived stress, anxiety, and fear in response to a lab based psychosocial stressor.	One day
Secondary	Physiological Response to Stress	Heart rate in response to a lab based psychosocial stressor as threatening or challenging.	One day