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Stress Reduction for Overweight or Obese Women Either With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or Without PCOS (Non-PCOS)

NCT01464398 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2015-05-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of stress reduction on glucose, blood pressure, quality of life and overall health and well-being in overweight or obese women, either with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or without PCOS (non-PCOS). Stress reduction treatment sessions will include one or more of the following activities: breathing exercises, meditation, stretching exercises or health education activities.

Conditions

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Stress, Psychological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Stress reduction

8 weekly sessions

BEHAVIORAL

Stress reduction with Health education

8 weekly sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nazia Raja-Khan, MD · Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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