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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and the Microbiome

NCT01619384 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2014-11-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This proposed study aims to determine whether decreasing stress levels in persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can lead to a change in the intestinal microbiota, assessed 8 weeks after enrollment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

An 8-week validated stress reduction program, designed to teach mindfulness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American College of Gastroenterology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Kearney, MD · Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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