Protocol for randomized personalized trial for stress management compared to standard of care.

ABSTRACT: Stress is a significant public health burden in the United States, with most Americans reporting unhealthy levels of stress. Stress management techniques include various evidence-based treatments shown to be effective but with heterogeneous treatment responses, indicating a lack of uniform benefits for all individuals. Designed to assess a participant's response to a specific intervention, personalized (N-of-1) trials provide guidance for which treatment (s) work (s) best for the individual. Prior studies examining the effects of mindfulness meditation, yoga, and walking for stress reduction found all three interventions to be associated with significant reductions in self-reported measures of stress. Delivering these treatments using a personalized trial approach has the potential to assi

SUBMITTER: Goodwin AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546313 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature