Results of the nutraceutical pilot study "Antistress Standart Zdorovya" for everyday distress

Results of the nutraceutical pilot study "Antistress Standart Zdorovya" for everyday distress

Alekseev A.A., Rupchev G.E., Morozova M.A.

Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Federal State Budgetary Institution Scientific Center for Mental Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia 

Contact information: Andrey A. Alekseev, e-mail: alekseev.a.a@list.ru; Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Mental Health Research Center, 115522, Russian Federation, Moscow, Kashirskoe shosse, 34.

Background

Psychological distress (excessive stress) is a phenomenon that often occurs in patients with various disorders, including somatic ones. It negatively affects the quality of life of patients, manifests itself as functional impairments, complicates compliance. Nutraceuticals have good potential as a means of overcoming excessive stress, the action of which is adequate to the severity of existing psychological problems, and the natural composition is positively perceived by patients.

Objective

The study is devoted to assessing the effectiveness of the nutraceutical "Antistress Standard Zdorovya" in healthy people during everyday emotional stress.

Methods

The study involved 24 subjects from 30 to 55 years old (15 women; 9 men). The duration of the study was one week. The nutraceutical "Antistress Standard Zdorovya" was taken by the subjects 1 tablet 3 times a day. To assess the effectiveness of nutraceuticals, subjects were asked to fill out the first part of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory ("State anxiety") or provide a free self-report. The questionnaire was filled in twice: immediately before the start of admission and immediately after its completion. Free self-report was a description in free form of the main changes in the state that took place while taking nutraceuticals.

Results

All 24 subjects completed their full participation in the study. 19 subjects filled out the questionnaire, free self-reports were received from 10 subjects (5 people provided information about their condition in two forms at once). The results of the study showed the effectiveness of the nutraceutical "Antistress Health Standard" for emotional stress. Analysis of the data on the Spielberger questionnaire revealed a statistically significant decrease in anxiety at the end of the admission. In free self-reports, a positive effect of nutraceuticals on emotional state and quality of sleep was noted. Adverse effects of nutraceuticals were rare and mild and transient.

Conclusions

The results of the study show the prospects of using the nutraceutical "Antistress Health Standard" during everyday emotional stress in healthy persons. To confirm the results obtained, new studies are required on a larger sample.

Key words: stress, psychological distress, nutraceuticals, anxiety, sleep disturbances, emotional disturbances, depression