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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to to inhibit the anterior insula (AI) with low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) to determine the causal role for the AI in pain processing, anxiety, and opiate cue-induced craving. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: - the safety and tolerability of LIFU delivered bilaterally to AI compared to sham stimulation in individuals with opiate use disorder (OUD), anxiety, and chronic back pain - the effects of LIFU vs sham on measures of pain processing, anxiety symptoms, and opiate cue-induced craving Participants will undergo anatomical MRI, neurological assessment, clinical assessment and patient query to assess the safety and tolerability of LIFU vs sham.
The investigator's aim in this study was to evaluate the preoperative anxiety and pain felt during the operation due to exposure to green, red, and blue light. For this purpose, the participants will wear colored glasses before the operation. The investigator will evaluate the patient's anxiety change and the pain she/he feels during the procedure.
The investigators propose addressing and evaluating the efficacy of a behavioral, contingency management app by conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that will evaluate the app compared to a placebo app control group. Participants will be randomly assigned to immediate intervention using the treatment condition or to a placebo app condition. Participants will not know which condition they are assigned to until after the study completion; they will also not know that they are using the treatment app until after the study completion. The sample will consist of 100 families of school-age children (ages 6-12) who display significant behavioral problems. The treatment app is a task management platform containing a self-directed rewards system through which caregivers can assign token rewards to their children for completing routine tasks (e.g., cleaning their room, completing homework). Participants in the placebo app condition will have a similar user experience, however, tokens are assigned non-contingently (dispensed daily, rather than based on task completion). While participants will not be required to complete any tasks or behaviors in the app as part of their participation in the study, they will be asked to use the app at least once per day for 8 weeks. Given the self-directed nature of the treatment app (parents decide how frequently they access the app-based rewards system and how many tasks they assign to their child), parent involvement in the intervention will vary slightly in duration. However, based on the literature and routine practice, we anticipate parents will log in at least once a day to assign tasks to their child and follow up on completed rewards. Assessments (see details below) will occur at baseline, weekly during the intervention, and at the end of the study. The study will take about 8 weeks in total to complete once participants have been enrolled in the app.
In Spain, depression, anxiety, and stress are highly prevalent in the general population as well as in college students. In college students, Ramón Arbués et al. found a moderate prevalence of depression (18.4%), anxiety (23.6%) and stress (34.5%). It is essential to take responsibility for promoting health education, disease prevention, protection and care for young people. Academic performance can be altered due to the stressful nature of exam situations, which can lead to increased anxiety and decrease expected performance, mainly due to effects such as decreased attention span, concentration and retention of information. Modulation of vagal tone is a therapeutical strategy to heightened parasympathetic activity and withdrawal sympathetic activity. Auricular transcutaneous VNS (ATVNS) by which parasympathetic nerve system is modulated by means of the stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve that provides somatosensory innervation to the external ear. It has been shown that there are different effective interventions to reduce the symptoms of stress, depression, anxiety and insomnia in university students, but they are based on psychological interventions or face-to-face and cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approach, so this study proposal incorporates noninvasive atrial stimulation as an alternative to traditional treatments, which apart from being cost-effective, is easy to apply, well tolerated and presumably can have beneficial effects in the short term. In the present pilot study, authors propose to investigate the degree of depression, anxiety and stress on crucial dates of final exams of 1st year students of the Double Degree Physiotherapy - Physical Activity and Sport Sciences of the Health Department of the TecnoCampus. Investigators will also evaluate the feasibility of a study to assess the efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention, through a neuroreflex stimulation of vagal tone, with a non-invasive atrial stimulation protocol.
The study will aim to explore the relationship between mental health content on social media and health behavior, addressing a gap in empirical research. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, a survey with over 600 participants will examine associations between exposure to mental health content and behaviors like help-seeking and self-diagnosis.
The study evaluates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the outreach work of psychiatric registered nurses (RN) and the experiences of professionals in the field. The service is provided in school environment. First, the study will assess the effectiveness of brief interventions provided by psychiatric outreach nurses on the perceived mental health and quality of life of adolescents (12-16 year old pupils) and their use of social and health services, compared to the support/treatment provided by conventional student welfare services at 6 and 12 months follow-up. The intervention is an outreach service provided by psychiatric nurses. In the intervention, the psychiatric registered nurse will implement interventions such as usual care, discussion, psychoeducation, substance abuse skills and various methods (such as interpersonal psychotherapy = IPT-N and Cool Kids) and motivational interviewing. Secondly, an economic evaluation of the service will be carried out at 6 and 12 months follow-up. The economic evaluation will be carried out from the perspective of the Wellbeing Services County, including the costs of implementing the intervention model and its effects on adolescents' use of student welfare services as well as other social and health services. Primarily, the economic evaluation will use quality-weighted life years as a measure of effectiveness. Also analysis using depression, anxiety and substance use measures will be conducted. Thirdly, the study will explore the experiences of psychiatric nurses implementing the service as well as the experiences of their collaborators in schools (public health nurses, school social workers, psychologists, doctors and teachers) about the service and its implementation.
Few alternatives to addictive medical treatment exists for persons with severe mental health problems (SMHP) and anxiety, often connected to high risk of suicide. Access to effective interventions that depart in individuals' needs to cope with anxiety in everyday life is crucial to provide and desperately warranted by service users. Service users are often unaware of sensory needs, connected to anxiety outburst. The Sensory Awareness Program (SAP) is a group-based self-management intervention of 10 weeks developed to meet complex needs of regulating anxiety and related self-destructive behaviors. SAP stems from theories on sensory modulation and is an approach to manage physiological arousal associated with anxiety through self-regulated sensory-based coping strategies. International research show that sensory modulation is effective both as a method to reduce anxiety and thus restraint in acute mental health services (MHS), and also to empower users. However, much research to date focus on using sensory strategies within wards. International research and pre-studies of testing the SAP in outpatient MHS indicate that it is a promising self-management intervention to support everyday life. Earlier studies further show that users' unawareness of sensory needs triggers anxiety, and that anxiety itself is the main contributing factor for disrupting everyday life. Also, staff acknowledge sensory modulation but lack knowledge on whether programs such as SAP is effective and possible to implement. The overall aim is to investigate the effectiveness of SAP as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) among 200 outpatients. The investigators hypothesize that SAP will be more effective than TAU in terms of reduced anxiety (primary outcome) at three months follow-up. Secondary clinical and personal recovery outcomes post intervention and at three and six months follow up will also be targeted and assumed to be in favour of the SAP group. The implementation process of the SAP will also be explored.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessing the impact of health and wellness products on feelings of anxiety and related health outcomes
This study will be conducted to determine the effect of daily Tetradesmus Dimorphus by Tetrasol consumption in supporting gut health using assessments of gastrointestinal symptoms (GSRS) and bowel habits (BSS) as primary outcome measures. The investigators also intend to explore fecal and blood biomarkers of intestinal permeability/function, determination of anxiety and stress levels through both validated assessments and saliva and blood biomarkers, establishment of intervention safety and tolerability through comprehensive metabolic panels and overall compliance, explore the effects of the intervention on inflammation and acute stress (Cold Presser Test), blood lipid profiles, and gut microbiota composition as secondary outcomes.
Performing out patient diagnostic and operative gynecological procedures is becoming more popular having the benefits of reducing risks of general anaesthetia, decreasing healthcare burden and increasing satisfaction for both patient and provider. Virtual reality (VR), a new technology, has been studied as a distraction technique for non-pharmacological method of pain relief. It is a computer-generated representation of an immersive videos viewed through a headset.