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NCT number NCT03857308
Other study ID # HM20011802
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 13, 2019
Est. completion date March 25, 2020

Study information

Verified date April 2020
Source Virginia Commonwealth University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This research study seeks to understand how stress reduction training influences caregiver well-being, sleep, and physiological responses to stress. All participants are caregivers of persons with dementia. Participants will complete a 14-day, online stress-reduction intervention which involves approximately 25-30 minutes of daily practice.


Description:

The research project will be conducted over approximately 9 months and will consist of three data collection sessions for each participant. The three data sessions will occur before, after, and at 3-month follow-up of an 14-day, online stress-reduction training, in which participants will be asked to complete about 25 to 30 minutes of practice each day in one of two stress-reduction techniques. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a mindfulness training program or a reappraisal training program. The mindfulness training emphasizes mindfulness-based techniques to reduce stress and promote well-being, whereas the reappraisal training emphasizes cognitive strategies to change one's perception of the stressor as a way to reduce stress and promote well-being.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 9
Est. completion date March 25, 2020
Est. primary completion date March 25, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 50 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- English speaking

- Self-reporting informal caregivers of persons with dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

- Self-reported major depressive disorder with psychotic features

- History of schizophrenia

- Bipolar disorder

- Uncorrected severe sensory impairments or chronic debilitating health problems that could hinder participating in the interventions

- Previous MBSR training or regular meditative practice within previous 6 months

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Mindfulness Training
This stress reduction training will last 14 days and teach participants skills in concentration, monitoring of present-moment bodily experience, and acceptance of experience. Participants are encouraged to "mentally welcome" all physical and emotional experience. Each day will consist of approximately 25 to 30 minutes of training. A full explanation of the mindfulness training compared to the reappraisal training could interfere with study blinding procedures. A complete description can be provided after data collection is complete.
Reappraisal Training
This stress reduction training will last 14-days. Each day consists of 25 to 30 minutes of daily practice in "Coping control." Participants are encouraged to reframe and reappraise life events, both past and present, and encouraged to solve personal problems through active change. A full explanation of the reappraisal stress reduction program compared to the mindfulness program could interfere with study blinding procedures. A complete description can be provided after data collection is complete.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Virginia Commonwealth University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in Eudaimonic well-being 54 item self-reported scale assessing change in eudaimonic well-being from pre to post-intervention. Will be assessed using the Scales of Psychologica Well-being (SPWB; Ryff & Keyes, 1995)
1 = strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree. This scale range applies for the 6 subscales, which can stand-alone, or be summed to obtain a total Eudaimonic Well-Being score. For this study, we are primarily interested in investigated changes over time of the summed score for eudaimonic well-being. Higher scores indicate higher eudaimonic well-being.
Baseline to 2-weeks (post-intervention), and 3-month follow-up
Primary Change in Sleep Quality We will use a sleep diary that involves self-reported sleep habits, which we will use to calculate sleep onset, wake after sleep onset, and sleep efficiency. This will allow us to understand any changes in overall sleep quality across the intervention. Baseline to 2-weeks (post-intervention), and 3-month follow-up
Primary Change in Sleep Quality: Actigraph Actigraphic measure of limb movements used to calculate sleep efficiency, which is an assessment of the quality of sleep participants have. Baseline to 2-weeks (post-intervention), and 3-month follow-up
Secondary Change in Relationship Quality The Mutuality Scale of Family Care Inventory (Archbold, Stewart, Greenlick, & Harvath, 1990) will be used to assess for change in caregiver/care recipient relationship quality. It is a 15-item self-report measure to assess caregiver's perceived relationship quality with the care recipient. The scale items range in score from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater relationship quality. Items are summed to create a total score. Baseline to 2-weeks (post-intervention), and 3-month follow-up
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