Active clinical trials for "Anxiety Disorders"

The purpose of this study is to determine if passive music listening decreases anxiety in patients undergoing dental procedures and if the effects of music therapy are influenced by gender, age, and amount or type of dental treatment needed.

Cancer survivors experience more rapid declines in health-related quality of life which include physical and psychological comorbidities, the latter of which may be subclinical and often overlooked by primary care providers. Recently, the gut-brain axis (GBA) has been identified as a therapeutic target to improve host health. The GBA is greatly influenced by the composition of the gut microbiome, as microbial metabolites directly influence the central nervous system. Thus, prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics (a combination of pre- and probiotics) have emerged as a possible approach to treating anxiety symptoms. Preclinical studies suggest efficacy of synbiotics, while pre- and probiotics have only been studied in isolation in humans. This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in which female breast cancer survivors and/or their female relatives experiencing moderate to severe anxiety symptoms will be randomized to daily consumption of the synbiotic supplement or placebo. The previously validated Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) will be used to assess anxiety symptom severity at study screening and at each time point. The primary outcome of this study is feasibility, measured by accrual, adherence, retention, and adverse effects. Secondary outcomes relate to reduction of anxiety symptoms and other physiological changes. No study has investigated the mediating effects of gut microbiota and inflammatory markers on the ability of synbiotics to reduce anxiety symptoms. Thus, at each timepoint, phlebotomy will be conducted to determine serum levels of inflammatory cytokines and stool samples will be collected to determine alpha- and beta-diversity of the fecal microbiome as well as relative abundance of target genera. Hypothesis: this placebo-controlled study will be feasible and synbiotic treatment will result in a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms and inflammatory markers, which may be moderated by changes in the microbiome.

The aim of this study is to investigate a possible reduction in pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing major elective surgery, by providing multimedia information regarding the patient pathway to and from the Operating Theatre.

This pilot clinical trial studies interactive gentle yoga in improving quality of life in patients with stage I-III breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy. Interactive gentle yoga may improve the quality of life in patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy.

This randomized clinical trial studies iPad use in reducing anxiety and depression in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. A tablet device like the iPad can provide access to music, television, movies, books, and the Internet. It also contains a video conferencing system that can allow patients to communicate with family members and other members of their social support team. With these capabilities, an iPad distribution program may help lessen patient anxiety and depression during a hospital stay. Monitoring iPad use by patients may help doctors better understand how patients use their computers and tablets while in the hospital so that the software and applications of the iPad can be made more useful.

Outpatient surgical interventions; It is defined as surgical applications where the application time is short, the risk of complications is low, there is no need for intensive care after the intervention, and the patients can be discharged on the same day. It is applied in areas such as otolaryngology and maxillofacial surgery. Among all these areas, gynecological surgery is the area where the most outpatient surgery is performed. Some of the gynecological procedures that are generally applied in day surgery are as follows; Colposcopy, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, dilatation-curettage, laparoscopic tubal ligation, treatment of the cervix with cautery or laser, removal of vulvar cysts, laser conization, cervical polypectomy and removal of Bartholin cysts. In many state hospitals in our country, in daily gynecological surgical procedures; in some cases by premedication, in some cases under local anesthesia; however, patients are usually processed without anesthesia. Virtual Reality, which is a type of computer system using human-machine interfaces, has been used in pain and anxiety management in different applications in many areas known as painful medical procedures in recent years. Music therapy is defined as "the systematic use of music in a therapeutic relationship aimed at improving, maintaining and advancing emotional, physical and mental health". Music therapy has important physiological effects that reduce heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and respiratory rate, distract attention, increase the quality of life of patients, and reduce pain. Stress ball emerges as a simple, reliable, inexpensive, and easily accessible method that helps patients reduce their anxiety. Squeezing the stress ball during the surgical procedure allows patients to have direct control over the object, increasing feelings of empowerment. In this way, it has a positive effect on anxiety and patient satisfaction without interfering with the surgical procedure. Based on all these reasons; The aim of this study is to determine the effects of virtual reality, music therapy, and stress ball applications on vital signs, pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction during daily gynecological surgery.

The effect of exposure to an informative video about amniocentesis before the procedure on maternal anxiety

The purpose is threefold: Assess the anxiety reduction, the mood positive effect and the rise of quality of life when using methods of relaxation combined with virtual reality with patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder in comparison of the effect of traditional relaxation therapy. Observe and evaluate the effect of perceived presence in synthetic environments in the virtual experience of relaxation. Evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of stereoscopy during exposure to relaxing virtual environments for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. It is a comparative, randomized, two groups study (29 in each group): Relaxation optimized virtual reality Classical relaxation (without Virtual Reality). The protocol comprised for each groups 7 relaxing sessions (with or without virtual reality epending on the group). Each session lasted for approximately 30 to 35 minutes, including a 5-minute pause between immersive trials, in order to avoid cyber sickness in the virtual reality group. Expected results: a measurable therapeutic improvement produced by the combination of relaxation and virtual and its additional effect when compared to the traditional treatment. Measurements of variables and therapeutic effects will be carried out with psychometric measures. The creation process of the relaxing virtual environments has already been completed. The virtual environments are ready for use. The apparatus needed and in our possession include: A laptop for generating virtual environments A stereoscopic display Apparatus for physiological measurements

Symptoms of anxiety and depression are common in adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses and are associated with decreased adherence to medical regimens. However, many young patients go untreated for anxiety and depression. The purpose of this study is to evaluate an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program in young adults with chronic illness. Prior research has shown online CBT to be effective in multiple other populations, but to the investigators' knowledge, this is the first study to examine web-based CBT for young adults with chronic illnesses.

Children with burn injuries experience severe pain intensity during medical procedures despite the increasing doses of analgesics. Current guidelines on pediatric procedural pain management recommend the combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions to enhance pain management and decrease the numerous side effects of analgesics. Virtual reality (VR) has gained growing consideration as a non-pharmacological method as it engages multiple senses and allows interactions with a virtual world. Oculus Rift ® is a new technology in VR that provides more immersiveness, at a relatively low cost, and could probably improve the management of pain and anxiety in burn care. It also has the potential, with appropriate custom software designed for burn pediatric patients, to reduce the cybersickness symptoms (nausea, dizziness) associated with VR. To the knowledge of the investigators, none of the pediatric hospitals across Canada have tested VR as a method of pain and anxiety management in children with burn injuries. Overall hypotheses: VR distraction via Oculus Rift ® could be an effective method to relieve pain, and anxiety, as well as a less traumatizing hospital experience, while promoting a more humanistic care environment by combining new technologies (VR via Oculus Rift ®) to standard analgesic interventions administered to these children. The expected results will have a direct effect on physical (pain) and psychological (anxiety, pain memories) health of the child. In addition, clinical implications may include other indicators of quality of care and economic benefits such as a wider range of motion of burned limbs and reduction in dosage of opioids and anxiolytic drugs administered.