Somatic Psychoeducational Intervention
NCT Number: NCT06580119
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Work Related Stress
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Somatic Psychoeducational Intervention
Sponsor: University of Florida
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 80
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Completion Date: 2025-03-02
Locations: The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS) Headquarters, Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States

Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore possible benefits and mechanisms through which the Somatic Psychoeducational Intervention can improve health and wellness. The main goals of the study are:

* To understand how the participants are doing with regard to their mindfulness, coping behaviors, emotional, physical, and work health, and autonomic reactivity (the degree participants physiologically respond).
* To investigate whether pre-intervention measures relate to the overall functioning
* To determine the 1-week and 1-month post-intervention effects of the Intervention(s)
* To identify individual characteristics that influence the effectiveness of the intervention at the 1-week and 1-month post-intervention assessments.

Participants will:

* complete the online pre-assessment measures regarding how they are doing emotionally and with respect to their work situation.
* complete pre-intervention, post-intervention, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-month post-intervention assessments that involve completion of online measures and collection of saliva samples.
* participate in the intervention (which involves 4 hours; the 1-hour classes will be administered over four weeks).

Researchers will compare the Intervention Group A (in-person) to Intervention Group B (virtual) to see if the Intervention Group A experiences greater improvements in their health and wellness.

Primary Outcome Measures: Measuring Change in Depressive Symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) self-report questionnaire., Depression, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring Change in anxiety using the General Anxiety Disorder 7 self-report questionnaire., Anxiety, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring Change in autonomic reactivity using the Body Perception Questionnaire self-report questionnaire., Autonomic Reactivity, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring Change in social engagement using the Neuroception of Psychological Safety Scale self-report questionnaire., Social Engagement, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring Change in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms using the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist 5 self-report questionnaire., Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring Change in Mindfulness using the Five Facets of Mindfulness self-report questionnaire., Mindfulness, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring impact of prior adversity using the Adverse and Traumatic Experiences Scale self-report questionnaire., Prior Adversity, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring change of professional health outcomes using self-report questionnaires., Professional Fulfillment, burnout, and retention, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)|Measuring change in neuroendocrine functioning, Oxytocin Levels, Baseline up to 1-month (post-intervention)