Trials Sponsors Conditions Drugs Pricing

Conditions

Aging Stress Well-being

Keywords

TelomeraseTelomere lengthPsychological SressMindfulness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Salivary telomere length
Participants will give saliva samples at the beginning and the end of the intervention. Salivary telomere length will be analyzed at both time points.
Change from beginning to end of 12-week intervention

Secondary Outcomes (4)

Psychological Well-Being
Change from beginning to end of 12-week intervention
Telomere length from blood cells
Change over six months pre- and post-intervention
Telomerase
Change over 6 months pre- and post-intervention
Cognitive functioning
Change over six months pre- and post-intervention

Study Arms (1)

Stress-reduction class

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants enrolled in a 12-week stress reduction course based on the principles of mindfulness. They attended four six-hour workshops and participated in 12 weekly hour-long web video conferencing calls to reinforce what was taught in the workshops. We have two groups: chronically-stressed maternal caregivers of children on the autism spectrum and control mothers whose children have no significant psychiatric or physical impairment.

Behavioral: Stress-reduction class

Interventions

Stress-reduction classBehavioral

Also known as: mindfulness

Stress-reduction class

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Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 50 Years

Sexfemale

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

Must have at least one child between 2 and 16 at time of enrollment
Caregivers must have a child diagnosed in that age range diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

Sponsors & Collaborators

University of California, San Francisco
Otherlead

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94118, United States

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Mindfulness

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyBehavior TherapyPsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

Elissa S Epel, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jue Lin, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Enrollment

70 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).

Study Design

Study Type: interventional
Phase: not applicable
Allocation: NA
Masking: NONE
Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type: OTHER
Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2013

First Posted

October 9, 2013

Study Start

May 2013

Actual (reported)

Primary Completion

Health Enhancement And Resilience Training

Brief Summary

Registry Overview

Trial Relationships

Study Timeline

Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

Study Arms (1)

Stress-reduction class

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Study Officials

Enrollment

Study Design

Study Record Dates

You may not qualify if:

Source record

Locations

Brief Summary

Registry Overview

Trial Relationships

Related Scientific Literature

Study Timeline

Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

Study Arms (1)

Stress-reduction class

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Study Officials

Enrollment

Study Design

Study Record Dates

You may not qualify if:

Source record

Locations