View clinical trials related to Stress, Physiological.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine whether an animal visitation programs on college campuses are effective in the treatment of college student stress reduction during preparation for final examinations.
There are different definitions of stress according to each discipline. In psychology, it is defined according to the individual's ability to adapt. The medical approach focuses on the reactions of the body to stress situations. And the organizational approach seeks to define in terms of sources of stress situations. According to a national interprofessional agreement on stress at work in 2008 is defined as a condition that occurs when there is an imbalance between the perception of a person with constraints imposed by its environment and the perception that it has its own resources to cope. Stress at work INRS emphasizes prevention to fight against the cost of work stress and seeks to develop methods and tools objectification stressful situations. The social cost of workplace stress would represent 10 to 20% of the expenses of the branch for employment injuries / occupational diseases of the Social Security According to a survey by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work conducted in 1999, stress is the cause of 50 to 60% of all lost working days. The cost of occupational stress assessed by INRS represent 830 million euros in 2000 in France. Media coverage of working conditions related suicides has prompted some companies to communicate about work stress and develop actions. According to the study of Sumer in 2003, 61% of employees have a highly stressful job and 27% complained of work-related health problems. However, the 2009 survey shows that job stress is a major risk factor for mental health and is associated with decreased job performance. Burnout sets in stages idealistic enthusiasm, stagnation, frustration, apathy. Therefore, it is essential to track the state of chronic stress as soon as possible to prevent burnout. Stress testing procedures The major problem is that there is not now comprehensively measure of stress. The measurement models that are available to date, all incomplete, can be classified according to two categories. First, the general patterns that measure only partially stress but which can be used in any type of fields. One application of self-KARASEK and the imbalance of effort / reward SIEGRIST. These two models are mainly used for epidemiological studies on job stress. Second, the specific models that provide a more comprehensive measure but we can only use in the area from which they come. These measure specific stressors (organizational, professional and emotional) in the study population. The main objective of this study is evaluate the feasibility and validate the measurement of chronic stress by CODESNA tool. The method is to compare the measured result by the CODESNA tool to measure stress questionnaires collected by the Maslach Burnout INVENTORY and KARASEK. This method explores finely enough constraints and allows a comparison of national data.
A training module has been developed for parents to effectively address stressors and demands of parenting and promote positive and supportive parent-child interactions. The purpose of this study is to implement the parent training program and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Depending on the results, investigators expect core aspects of this module to be adaptable and modified or extended for parents of older children in the future to meet the needs of families across the stages of childhood development.
1. Telephone Eligibility Screening 2. Baseline Visit, includes online questionnaires, physical measures, cognitive tasks, voice recordings, physical recordings of brain waves, heart rate, breathing rate, and sweat during computer tasks. Collect saliva samples, questionnaire data, and respond to handheld device that rings randomly for the seven days following the visit. 3. Randomized to receive (a) an internet-based Mindfulness Meditation program, (b) an internet-based Health & Wellness Education program, or (c) no training. IF assigned to receive a training program, participants complete weekly one-hour online trainings and daily home practice for 6 weeks 4. Endpoint Visit (same as Baseline), scheduled 8 weeks after Baseline 5. All participants receive Meditation and Education programs after the Endpoint Visit 6. Online questionnaire follow-up 6 months after the Endpoint
The purpose of this study is to explore if an intervention using Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting education (MBCP) targeted to stressed pregnant women is effective in: 1) reducing prenatal stress, 2) preventing perinatal maternal mental ill-health, 3) preparing the mother for labor and 4) promoting positive infant-caregiver attachment.
Models of stress such as hypoglycemia have identified that stress results the next day in decreased baroreflex sensitivity. This project will test the hypothesis that these delayed changes in autonomic nervous system function are secondary to a rise in ACTH. The investigators will infuse cosyntropin versus placebo in a double-blind, crossover study in healthy adults and measure the delayed effects on the autonomic system as measured by cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity.
The Study is a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trials. The Objective is to investigate the effect of single-high-dose glucocorticoid on surgical stress response and postoperative delirium among Elderly hip Fracture Patients undergoing surgery.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the presence of a medical clown in a pediatric emergency department procedure room would reduce children's anxiety. The investigators hypothesize that this positive influence will be expressed as lower levels of the stress hormone (Cortisol) in the blood.
The purpose of the study is to investigate health-promoting and stress-reducing psychological, physiological and hormonal effects of a 9-week meditation-based course in personal health and to examine potential baseline factors for any such effects. Thus, the investigators will investigate the course format (individual course or group-based course) as a potential factor the course outcome, and also individual background factors such as demographics and genetic variations.
The purpose of this study is to determine how difficult life-events that women experienced during their childhood might affect their babies. Women who are asked to participate in this study will fill out forms about their physical and mental health, have 3D ultrasounds of their baby's adrenal gland, have their stress responses measured and have their baby's development and stress responses assessed.