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Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2016

A randomized controlled pilot study of inflammatory gene expression in response to a stress management intervention for stem cell transplant caregivers.

Mark L Laudenslager, Teresa L Simoneau, Sam Philips, Patrick Benitez, Crystal Natvig, Steve Cole

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mark L LaudenslagerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 17th Ave., Mail Stop C-268-09, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. mark.laudenslager@ucdenver.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9815-3026
Teresa L SimoneauDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 17th Ave., Mail Stop C-268-09, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Sam PhilipsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 17th Ave., Mail Stop C-268-09, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Patrick BenitezDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 17th Ave., Mail Stop C-268-09, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Crystal NatvigDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 17th Ave., Mail Stop C-268-09, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Steve ColeDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · USPresbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Psychoeducation for BMT caregivers: Biobehavioral markers and outcomeR01CA126971 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI LAUDENSLAGER, MARK L. · 2008 to 2012
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA126971NCI NIH HHS R01 CA126971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Few studies have addressed whether stress-associated physiological changes in caregivers are reversible by psychological interventions mitigating distress. We report on pro-inflammatory, sympathetic, and oxidative stress gene expression in response to stress management for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (Allo-HSCT) patients. Following randomization by permuted block to either treatment as usual (TAU, n = 11) or a stress management intervention (PsychoEducation, Paced Respiration, and Relaxation, PEPRR, n = 13), twenty-four caregivers were selected at the conclusion of a larger trial of 149 caregivers. PEPRR was provided one-on-one beginning around transplant. Genome-wide transcriptional profiling was conducted on peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected prior to randomization and on completion of PEPRR 3 months post-transplant. Bioinformatics analysis of differentially expressed genes indicated reduced activity of transcription control pathways associated with inflammation (NF-κB), sympathetic nervous system (CREB), and oxidative stress (NRF2) in caregivers receiving PEPRR compared to TAU aligning with reductions in stress, depression, and anxiety. This suggests that PEPRR may alter transcriptomic effects reported for distressed individuals.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyRelaxation TherapyAdultAgedCaregiversFemaleGene ExpressionHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInflammation MediatorsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsStress, PsychologicalInflammation MediatorsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantCaregiverInflammatory pathwaysPeripheral blood lymphocytesSocial genomicsStress

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PMID26733011
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