Clinical trial · Interventional
DeStress for Health: Partnering With Granville and Vance Counties to Reduce Stress and Cancer Risk
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a positive psychology intervention paired with a health behavior intervention is successful in decreasing perceived stress and increasing positive affect in residents of Vance and Granville County. Participants will attend 4 classes that occur once a week. The first class will focus on nutrition, the second class will focus on exercise, the 3rd class will focus on tobacco use, and the 4th class that will review the previous 3 classes and help participants incorporate the strategies taught in the Destress for Health Program into their everyday lives. The duration of each class is 1 hour and the classes will be held once a week for a total of 4 weeks. Participants in this research study will be asked to complete 2 surveys. The first survey will occur during class 1, and will ask participants about their demographic information, health behaviors, stress levels, emotions, and behaviors. The second survey will be conducted over the phone and will occur 30-days after the final class and will ask participants about their health behaviors, stress levels, emotions, behaviors and also about whether or not they felt the classes they attended were useful to them. Total study duration is about 2 months.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress Reduction | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeStress for Health Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- DeStress for Health Program Participants
- description
- Rural residents 18 years and older of Granville and Vance counties (n=30) will be recruited to participate.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: DeStress for Health Program
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Number of Participants Recruited in a 6-Month Time-frame
- timeFrame
- 6 Months
- description
- Measured via subject enrollment log
- measure
- Percentage of Participants That Stay in Study for Duration
- timeFrame
- 3 Months
- description
- Measured via subject enrollment log
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Live in Granville or Vance Counties; * \>18 years old; * Interested in participating a stress reduction study * Speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Does Not Live in Granville or Vance Counties * Under 18 years of age * Not interested in participating in a stress reduction study * Does not speak English
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDNoonan D, Muhirwa A, Sang E, Calhoun N, Crews A, Peter K, Crews H, Mercer L, Harrison LM, Guthrie SL, Pollak KI. Pilot study of the DeStress for Health Program: a community-engaged stress reduction and cancer prevention intervention for rural communities. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2026 Apr 10;12(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s40814-026-01811-z. PMID 41964035