A Social Emotion Regulation Intervention in MS
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Emotional Disturbances
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 65 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive and debilitating neurological disease which not only affects a patient's physical health, but also adversely affects their mental health. Depressed mood is common in MS, and poor mental health in individuals with MS has wide-ranging consequences on social rel...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive and debilitating neurological disease which not only affects a patient's physical health, but also adversely affects their mental health. Depressed mood is common in MS, and poor mental health in individuals with MS has wide-ranging consequences on social relationships and community integration. The preponderance of negative emotions and sparsity of positive emotions in MS are attributable in part to ineffective emotion regulation strategies. Thus, the clinical trial seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention which instructs individuals on using the social regulation of emotion. The social regulation of emotion occurs when a one's emotional state benefits from an interaction with another person, such as when seeking comfort from a trusted friend. The current intervention was designed to leverage existing social relationships for emotional support in a manner which should strengthen the perception of social support and also reinforce existing relationships. The primary goal of this trial is to examine changes in mental well-being after treatment.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03951974
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Katie Lancaster, PhD Kessler Foundation