Vanderbilt University
Hannah G. Nolte
PTSD develops after trauma and is marked by intrusive memories, avoidance of reminders, negative changes in mood and cognitive processes, and dysregulated physical and emotional stress reactivity. PTSD disparately affects twice as many women as men (8.0% vs. 4.1%), and finding effective treatments for these women is critical to reduce poor health outcomes associated with PTSD. Mind-body therapies (MBT), using the mind in combination with the body to facilitate healing hold promise to enhance PTSD treatment by improving stress regulation. While MBT reduce PTSD symptoms long-term, women with PTSD may initially experience distress, leading to treatment avoidance. This pilot study will explore women's initial responses to MBT, the prevalence of adverse responses, and which women are at risk for adverse responses in a sample of participants with a history of trauma and varying levels of PTSD symptoms. Study participants will attend one virtual study visit via one-on-one videoconference with the PI, where they will complete self-report measures of stress and affect before and after one session of a MBT exercise. A subset of the sample will complete a semi-structured individual videoconference interview with the PI within two weeks following completion of the MBT exercise and quantitative measures.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma, Psychological
Body Scan
Not Applicable
The proposed single-group study will use a pre-post design to assess participants' responses to one exposure to a mindfulness-based body scan in a sample of women with a history of trauma and varying levels of PTSD symptoms. Quantitative measures will assess self-reported state positive affect, negative affect, and anxiety before and after the body scan, and psychosocial characteristics expected to influence responses. Individual semi-structured interviews will be conducted with a subsample of women to learn about their subjective experiences related to the body scan.}}
| Study Type : | Interventional |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
| Masking : | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose : | Treatment |
| Official Title : | Women's Responses to a Mindfulness-Based Body Scan: A Pilot Study |
| Actual Study Start Date : | April 15, 2022 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 1, 2023 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 1, 2023 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Body Scan Participants will listen to a 20-minute, audio-guided mindfulness-based body scan exercise. |
Behavioral: Body Scan |
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
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