The Selah study protocol of three interventions to manage stress among clergy: a preference-based randomized waitlist control trial

Table 2 Measures by study objective and time point

Measure	Objective^a	At consent	0 weeks^b	12 weeks	24 weeks
Primary outcomes
Calgary Symptoms of Stress Inventory (adapted)	1, 3, 4		X	X	X
48-h ambulatory heart rate	1, 4		X	X
Secondary outcome
General Anxiety Disorder-7	2, 3, 4		X	X	X
Other pertinent measures
Gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, bi-vocational status	Covariates for primary, secondary, and exploratory analyses		X	X	X
Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire, body mass index, caffeine intake, alcohol consumption	Additional covariates for HRV analyses		X	X	X
Preference for online vs in-person interventions, marital status, children living at home, clergy appointment	Covariates for sensitivity analyses		X
Financial stress, Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (depressive symptoms), marital status, number of hours worked per week as a clergy, morale of congregants	Covariates for sensitivity analyses		X
Treatment Acceptability and Preferences Scale	Inform their preference decision; covariate for sensitivity analyses	X

^aSee the “Research objectives” section in the manuscript
^bZero weeks for controls; immediately pre-intervention for the intervention group

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