Remote Exercise for Learning Anger and Excitation Management

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anger, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

The immediate objective of this project was to demonstrate the feasibility of Remote Exercises for Learning Anger and Excitation Management (RELAX). The application is a remote, technology- enabled, anger treatment and management system based on current evidence-based CBT interventions. The project's objective was to show that RELAX (1) enables the practice of anger management strategies remotely through mobile phone interfaces; (2) integrates with evidence-based treatments through the implementation of an existing CBT anger management course; (3) provides information, direction, and feedback through physiological sensors and signal analysis; and (4) supports communication and direction by the therapist through a web-based therapist interface.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02132793

Run by

VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

People needed

58

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• a score of 20 or higher on the 10-item Trait Scale of the STAXI
• participants taking psychoactive medications have to have a stable regimen for at least 45 days prior to study entry
• participants must be able to read, understand, and sign the consents themselves and be willing and able to comply with all study related procedures

You may not qualify if…

• active psychotic symptoms/disorder as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM)
• active homicidal or suicidal ideation as determined by the SCID
• any significant cognitive impairment or history of Organic Mental Disorder as determined by the SCID
• active (current) substance dependence as determined by the SCID (lifetime substance dependence or substance abuse not excluded)
• unwillingness to refrain from substance abuse during treatment
• female Veterans
• vulnerable persons such as those described in the section Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Issues, Vulnerable Population

Where it is running

• VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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