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Molecular Processes of the Relaxation Response in Older Adults

NCT00179569 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2007-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the molecular (nitric oxide) and biochemical (epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol and ACTH) parameters that are associated with RR elicitation and which may counteract the effects of acute stress in the elderly.

Conditions

  • Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation response

8 weeks of relaxation response training

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffery A Dusek, PhD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-31
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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