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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Imperial College London Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust Johrei Association |
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Information provided by: | Imperial College London |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00180700 |
This study examines the hypothesis that psychological interventions have beneficial effects on quality of life including psychological well-being and disease progression in early HIV patients recieving no medication.
Condition | Intervention |
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HIV Infected Individuals |
Behavioral: Self-hypnosis Behavioral: Johrei - a Japanese stress management system |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Single Blind, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment, Safety Study |
Official Title: | The Effects of Two Psychological Intervention Techniques, Self-Hypnosis and Johrei Healing Method, on Quality of Life, Psychological Well-Being, EEG Measures and Various Immunological Measures Including CD4+ Counts in Early HIV: a Randomly Controlled Pilot Study |
Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
Study Start Date: | June 2003 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2004 |
Hypothesis: This investigation is based upon the hypothesis that psychological intervention may counteract the detrimental effects of stress both on psychological well-being and on general health.
Background: HIV infection may be considered to be a life-long biological and psychological stressor leading to detrimental outcomes associated with disease progression. Stress reduction in these patients may have beneficial effects through delaying disease progression via the proposed interactive psycho-neuro-endocrine-immune network.
Inclusion Criteria:
HIV infected individuals CD4 T-cell counts above 200 cells/mcl Receiving no anti-retroviral drugs Individuals who signed the informed consent form
Investigative approach: Self-hypnosis and a Japanese non-touching, laying-on-of hands-like technique, called Johrei, were used to investigate the effects of psychological intervention upon immune parameters (especially in CD4 counts) associated with disease progression along with phenomenological associations between stress perception and stress hormone levels in HIV-infected patients receiving no medication.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United Kingdom, England | |
Imperial College London | |
London, England, United Kingdom, W6 8RP |
Principal Investigator: | John H Gruzelier, Ph.D. | Imperial College London |
Study Director: | Don C Henderson, Ph.D. | Imperial College London |
Study ID Numbers: | Johrei_HIV1 |
Study First Received: | September 13, 2005 |
Last Updated: | September 13, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00180700 |
Health Authority: | United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee |
HIV Stress Psychoneuroimmunology stress management |
hypnosis Johrei psychological intervention |
HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Disease Progression Quality of Life Stress |