Actively Recruiting
WELL-being Improvement Following Sophrology Practice
Led by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Updated on 2024-11-29
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
100 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This research aims to evaluate the effects of sophrology, a verbal and non-tactile psycho-corporal method that uses breathing exercises, muscle relaxation, and mental imagery to improve well-being and activate physical and psychological potential. Sophrology has shown some benefits for patients' symptoms, but its effects have not been studied with long-term follow-up or biological measures. The study focuses on measuring both subjective feelings and objective biological markers of stress over several months. Participants will be divided into two groups: those who practice sophrology at least once a week using the dynamic relaxation method, and those who do not practice sophrology during the study. The study will last six months, with monthly self-collection of saliva samples at home to measure biological stress markers. Questionnaires on stress, anxiety, sleep quality, fatigue, emotions, lifestyle habits, and sophrology practice will be completed monthly online. During the study, participants will provide saliva samples once each month upon waking and complete monthly questionnaires via email about their stress levels, lifestyle, and sophrology sessions. Samples will be stored at home and returned at the end of the study. Researchers will measure stress hormones and subjective stress over time to assess the impact of sophrology. The study will monitor participants for six months, including baseline data and monthly follow-ups.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
WELL-being Improvement Following Sophrology Practice
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Able to give informed consent to participate in the research
- Agree to follow the inclusion criteria of their group
- For sophrology practitioners: practice sophrology at least once a week using the dynamic relaxation method
- For non-practitioners: do not practice sophrology during the study period and inform the investigator if this changes
You will not qualify if you...
- Minors, pregnant women, breastfeeding women
- Persons under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of freedoms, or under legal protection
- Refusal to participate
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 screening and enrollment visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 months
Participants complete monthly self-administered questionnaires and collect saliva samples at home to assess stress, lifestyle, and sophrology practice over 6 months.
Monthly online questionnaire and monthly saliva self-collection
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
CHU Clemront-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Lise Laclautre
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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