Biofeedback Effects on Nursing Personal at an University Hospital

Biofeedback, Psychology Clinical Trial

Official title: Biofeedback Efects on Stress, Anxiety, and Quality of Professional Life on Nursing Staff of an University Hospital

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Randomized Clinical Trial comparing two groups: placebo group without self-monitoring of heart rate variability (HRV) and biofeedback intervention that includes self-monitoring of HRV

Clinical Trial Description

Its main objective is to evaluate the effects of Biofeedback intervention on the stress, and anxiety levels, as well as the quality of professional life, and their coping mechanisms, of a nursing staff from de Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. The research will have two phases, first to select the nursing staff sample, and then to apply and evaluate the intervention. From 2.219 individuals will be randomly drawn a sample of 272 participants. All will respond a questionnaire (Vasconcelos Symptoms and Stress List) in order to obtain a general level of stress score greater than 1 (inclusion criteria to enter the RCT). The 272 group will be randomly split in two groups (136 subjects each) to compare the intervention vs placebo. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Biofeedback, Psychology
• Stress (Psychology)

• NCT number: NCT04446689
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
• Contact: Sônia Souza, PhD
• Phone: +55 51 3359 8384
• Email: sbcs2001@gmail.com
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 28, 2020
• Completion date: June 28, 2021