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Filter by:Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) often continue to experience anxiety, depression, isolation, and other psychosocial distress due to the severe nature of the transplant experience. Storytelling interventions that provide an opportunity for emotional disclosure have shown preliminary efficacy to alleviate psychosocial distress and improve emotion regulation during health challenges. Not only are these changes observed in response to such interventions, but they can also be directly strengthened with HRV biofeedback (HRVB) training, a device-driven breath pacing practice that uses colored light signals to provide feedback to increase vagal tone and improve emotional responses and sleep quality by regulating negative affect and stress. This randomized controlled trial will explore the effects of HRV biofeedback (HRVB) training combined with a digital storytelling intervention and changes in psychosocial distress with a modified waitlist control in a population of Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) patients.
This research study is assessing the effect of an exercise program on cancer survivors. The exercise program is Haymakers for Hope 16-week exercise program
This study will include any participant who registered, and plans to attend the Inner Engineering In-Person Completion Course. In 2019, this course was offered in: Los Angeles in March, Philadelphia in April and Toronto & Dallas in November. This study has been involved in every IECO Course since 2019 and is still active today. Beginning in August 2021, investigators will recruit for the August Inner Engineering In-Person Completion Course. Investigators anticipate that this study can include up to 5,000 study participants. Participants would attend this course and complete the pre-modules regardless of whether or not they participate in this study.
The aim of the study is to investigate how glycemia and ketonemia variations during three different diet protocols: a ketogenic diet without any restriction on calories intake (KD), a calorie-restricted ketogenic-mediterranean diet (KEMEPHY) and a calorie-restricted mediterranean diet (MD) affect appetite, executive functions and mood in overweight young women.
This study investigates the effect of acute walnut consumption on the cognitive behaviour, mood, brain activation, and markers of inflammation in young adults. In a within subjects design participants will receive a 50 g walnut or placebo intervention in a randomised order with a one week washout between interventions.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neuromodulation device that is FDA-approved for use in treating depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. TMS works by applying a safe, electromagnetic field on the scalp, which can either increase or decrease neuronal communication and activity (depending on the mode of stimulation). Although it is only approved for two disorders, there has been substantial research into the potential of TMS to treat a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders (SUDs). This project aims to develop an initial TMS protocol in a sample of healthy controls and to establish the feasibility and efficacy of using repetitive TMS (rTMS) to impact several carefully-selected cognitive, behavioral, and physiologic measures. This pilot project will enable the research team to gather baseline data using this new method and to plan longer-term programmatic studies focusing on populations with SUDs. The overarching aim of this project is to develop an rTMS protocol for use in the human laboratory setting with both healthy controls and individuals with SUDs. The investigators also hope to learn about the impact of high frequency rTMS over the DLPFC on multiple aspects of functioning including: cognitive control, impulsivity, thermal pain sensitivity, motivation, and mood.
Presented as an online survey, this study seeks to better understand how Thorne customers are using and experiencing the new Hemp Oil + product and how they feel it compares in the marketplace. Hemp Oil + is a combination product with a proprietary blend of hemp, clove, black pepper, hops, and rosemary extracts. People who have independently elected to purchase and use Hemp Oil + before the study starts will be invited to voluntarily participate. If they meet study requirements and give consent they will answer questions online about their experience with Hemp Oil +. Questions address general demographics and wellness, general impressions of the product, how it compares to other products, and any effect it has had on their gastrointestinal health, physical discomfort, sleep, and mood. The survey is expected to take 15-30 min of participant time. Data will be analyzed to determine whether the customer experience with Hemp Oil + is as favorable as it seems from anecdotal reports. Analysis will also be conducted to find patterns that can inform future studies, marketing, and customer education efforts.
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of engaging in deliberate acts of kindness on resilience (primary outcome); social interaction anxiety and affect (secondary outcomes); and mood (exploratory outcome) of undergraduate and graduate students at Western University (UWO). Recruitment of 200 participants consisting of 150 full-time undergraduate and 50 graduate students, randomized to either the intervention (n=100) or control group (n=100) will be achieved via a mass email to all full-time students at UWO. Both intervention and control groups will receive an email with access to a relaxation and stress management booklet from UWO's Wellness Education Centre (http://studentexperience.uwo.ca/docs/RelaxationAndStressManagement.pdf). In addition, the intervention group will be asked to (1) complete and log/submit a minimum of three deliberate acts of kindness per day for one month, and (2) join the study-dedicated online site to connect with, support, and share experiences and ideas with each other around acts of kindness. Individuals in the intervention group will also receive a list of deliberate acts of kindness ideas, for reference. Baseline, immediate post intervention, and three-months post intervention data will be collected using previously validated questionnaires associated with each outcome of interest, and posted to Qualtrics, an online survey tool. Additionally, immediately following the intervention and 3 months post intervention all participants will complete an open-ended question asking them to describe their overall experience being involved in the study. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis will occur upon the completion of the study.
Decades of psychological research has highlighted the impact of visual perception on mood and happiness. The investigators hypothesized that literally seeing the world through rose colored glasses may have an effect on perception, mood, and happiness. After cataract surgery, which classically increases the vividness of perceived colors, patients report significant satisfaction. The investigators therefore sought to explore whether using pink colored lenses leads to a measurable impact on outcomes.
The study aimed at assessing whether the guidelines from the European project FOCUS had an effect on adherence to a physical activity program in older women. The program consisted of two 12-week periods, in which women followed a set of pre-specified exercises (1 hour, twice per week). The first period was supervised by a monitor while the second was autonomous. Support groups, in which the contact between participants was established through information and communication technologies (social-network through the mobile phone), were set up to maintain engagement between participants. Women were randomized to three arms consisting of 2 intervention groups, with and without the FOCUS guidelines, and a sedentary control. Secondary outcomes included a battery of dimensions affecting physical performance, psychological status, and quality of life.