Stress Reduction Techniques and Anxiety: Therapeutic and Neuroendocrine Effects

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

89 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-02-28

Brief Summary

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Current therapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) have limited effectiveness. This study measures the efficacy of two different approaches to reducing anxiety and stress. One approach uses education, nutrition, exercise, and time management training, and another uses mindfulness meditation and yoga, which is taught as part of the Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course, an 8-week manualized mindfulness intervention. We hypothesize that the two approaches will reduce anxiety in individuals with GAD in different ways. We will measure changes in stress hormones associated with these changes.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week group intervention that trains participants in mindfulness meditation techniques.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8 week course

Stress Management Education

Stress Management Education (SME) is an 8-week group intervention that educates participants about stress physiology and health lifestyle changes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Stress Management Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8 week course

Interventions

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

8 week course

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Stress Management Education

8 week course

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults with generalized anxiety disorder
* medically healthy

Exclusion Criteria

* substance abuse
* history of other psychiatric diagnoses such as psychosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, PTSD
* use of certain types of psychotherapy, meditation training, yoga
* pregnant or lactating women

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No