NCT02837133

Brief Summary

Typically a course of yoga therapy for stress management takes place over a week, however, investigators are often asked to provide a single session for workers. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of a single session of an integrated yoga program compared with other relaxation techniques for the staff of schools.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
145

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2014

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2015

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 7, 2016

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 19, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

July 19, 2016

Status Verified

July 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

July 7, 2016

Last Update Submit

July 14, 2016

Conditions

Yoga

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change of scores on the Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) scale

    SUD is a scale of 0 (comfort) to 10 (discomfort) for measuring the subjective intensity of disturbance or distress currently experienced by an individual covering both physical and mental aspects.

    1) immediately after the subjects arrived at the facility (baseline) and 2) immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

other techniques group

EXPERIMENTAL

theory and practice of pair massage with tapping, stretching of the ankle and neck, and autogenic training

Behavioral: integrated yoga program

Interventions

integrated yoga programBEHAVIORAL

the program as a one-time session for 3 hours as a component of a Stress Management Education program

other techniques group

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • school staff members, including school managers, teachers, school nurses, school office workers, nutritionists and cooks
  • volunteers attending a stress management workshop

You may not qualify if:

  • those who had any previous experience of practicing yoga or any relaxation procedures

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2016

First Posted

July 19, 2016

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion

December 1, 2015

Last Updated

July 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07