The Effect of Relaxation Response Training on Declarative Memory and Salivary Cortisol in Older Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00179530

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-16

Start date

1999-05-31

Completion date

2007-09-30

Last updated

2007-11-05

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

To evaluate whether a 5-week relaxation response intervention influences the learning, memory or attention of healthy older adults.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRelaxation Response

Relaxation training

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 65 to 80 years od age * No prior or current psychiatric or neurological condition. * score above 24 on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate whether a RR training program would decrease anxiety levels, improve attention, declarative memory performance in healthy older adults.	8 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate whether a RR training program would decrease salivary cortisol levels in healthy older adults.	8 weeks

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026