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Stress Reduction and Anxiety: Effects on the Function and Structure of the Brain

NCT01128309 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2012-05-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to test whether Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) patients that participate in a Stress Reduction Intervention show a brain activation pattern (assessed by MRI) indicative of improved emotion regulation compared to an active control intervention.

Conditions

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Stress Reduction Intervention

eight week group program, plus daily homework practice

BEHAVIORAL

Active Control intervention

weekly group meetings for eight weeks, plus daily homework practice

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sara W Lazar, PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Britta K Holzel, PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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