Psychological Stress
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled clinical study, 38 patients with above-mild stress symptoms were recruited for dance therapy intervention. The group randomization process (exper
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Centro de Desenvolvimento Neuropsicomotor Ana Malheiros Ltda
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, do Centro de Ciências Biológicas
Eligibility
Age
20 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults aged between 20 and 59 years ; who are classified as having stress levels above normal (stressed) according to the questionnaires (DASS-21 and/or PSS-10); of both sexes; who reside in the city of Florianópolis or metropolitan region
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adults under age range is outside of that proposed in the inclusion criteria; if they are not classified as having stress levels above normal (stressed) according to the questionnaires (DASS-21/eor PSS-10); adults who do not live in Florianópolis or the metropolitan region; adults with a diagnosis that prevents participation in the research (people with severe uncorrected hearing and/or visual impairment); with suspected or confirmed pregnancy; who are using any type of medication pharmacological treatment that may influence the variables evaluated (for example, antidepressants, anxiolytics, corticosteroids, statins, beta-blockers, anti-inflammatories, stimulants, etc.); adults diagnosed with some type of mental disorder, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus (DM), type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), Cushing's syndrome and Addison's disease; who regularly participate or have attended dance therapy programs in the last three month; smokers; research participants who do not carry out 75% of the planned interventions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a reduction in perceived stress levels through the PSS-10 psychometric questionnaire after a Dance Therapy intervention program | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate effects on salivary cortisol levels after a Dance Therapy intervention program, using the competitive immunoenzymatic ELISA method;To evaluate effects on the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, venous blood collection, after a Dance Therapy intervention program, using the immunoenzymatic sandwich ELISA method | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEdmundo Carlos Grisard Grisard
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed