Student Wellness Workshop Study

NCT04023968 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1508074542A003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 108
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

While efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) has been demonstrated in a number of prior studies, little is known about the effects of SKY taught as part of the Your Enlightened Side (YESplus) workshop designed for college students. Thus, this study aims to assess the effects of YESplus on well-being, including sleep patterns, and physiological stress response.

Conditions

Stress; Stress, Psychological; Stress Reaction; Adjustment; Adjustment, Social; Adjustment, Emotional

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) from baseline to post-intervention

  self-report questionnaire; range: 0-40, higher scores indicate higher perceived stress

  3 months

• Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) from baseline to post-intervention

  self-report questionnaire; range: 0-21, higher scores indicate higher sleep disturbance

  3 months

• Change in Social Connectedness (SC) from baseline to post-intervention

  self-report questionnaire; range: 20-120, higher scores indicate higher perceived social connectedness

  3 months

• Change in Resting heart rate variability (HRV) from baseline to post-intervention

  2 min average HRV at beginning of each laboratory visit

  3 months

• Change in HRV reactivity to stress induction from baseline to post-intervention

  average HRV during stress induction, minus baseline from that laboratory visit

  3 months

• Change in HRV recovery from stress induction from baseline to post-intervention

  average HRV 30 min after stress induction, minus baseline from that laboratory visit

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Change in Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire (MASQ) from baseline to post-intervention

  3 months

• Change in Big Five personality inventory (BFI) subscale scores from baseline to post-intervention

  3 months

• Change in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) from baseline to post-intervention

  3 months

• Change in Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWL) from baseline to post-intervention

  3 months

• Change in Heart Rate (HR) from baseline to post-intervention

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

YESplus workshop

EXPERIMENTAL

Your Enlightened Side, plus more (YESplus) is an four-day, 15-hour integrative life skills workshop with a strong emphasis on breathing techniques and social connectedness. In addition to specific contemplative techniques such as yoga, mindfulness meditation, and compassion meditation that help cultivate inner peace, YESplus incorporates discussions and other activities to facilitate social connectedness, leadership, and community service. During the workshop, participants have ample time to learn and practice the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) technique, as well as to ask questions. SKY has four sequential, form- and rhythm-specific breathing components interspersed with normal breathing while sitting in a relaxed position with eyes closed, followed by Yoga Nidra. A certified instructor with a minimum of 1,000 hours of SKY instruction training will lead each workshop.

Behavioral: YESplus workshop

WOW! workshop

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A comparison workshop titled "Wisdom On Wellness" (WOW!) will be implemented to control for potential expectancy effects, time commitment, group-based interactions, and wisdom/knowledge of YESplus that is anticipated to have beneficial effects on stress management and well-being, allowing for more rigorous evaluation of the contemplative practices and other activities unique to the YESplus workshop. This workshop differs from YESplus due to the increased focus on cognitive approaches to conceptualizing and managing stress (e.g. thoughts about the past and future versus present moment), and absence of physical or somatic activities.

Behavioral: WOW! workshop

Interventions

YESplus workshop BEHAVIORAL

See description in "Arms" section.

YESplus workshop

WOW! workshop BEHAVIORAL

See description in "Arms" section.

WOW! workshop

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Current identification with student status, which may include undergraduate, graduate, continuing studies, or post-baccalaureate/pre-doctoral.

You may not qualify if:

• No history of panic disorder, psychosis, or mania (with or without psychotic features), which may be risk factors for adverse effects of the yogic breathing intervention. These symptoms will be pre-screened via online questionnaire. The use of psychoactive medication will be monitored via sleep diary.
• No current substance dependence, assessed via online self-report pre-screening questionnaire.
• No current use of medications with known effects on sleep or stress physiology including antidepressants (SSRI, SNSI, NDRI, atypical, TCA, MAOI), anitpsychotics, benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepine receptor agonists, melatonin and melatonin receptor agonists, orexin/hypocretin receptor antagonists, barbiturates, mood stabilizers, anticonvulsants, anticholinergics, first generation antihistamines, and stimulants including NRI, antihypertensives, opioids, or systemic (non-topical) corticosteroids.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arizona: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological; Fractures, Stress; Social Adjustment

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Fractures, Bone; Wounds and Injuries; Social Behavior

Study Officials

• John JB Allen, PhD

  University of Arizona

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 10, 2019
• First Posted: July 18, 2019
• Study Start: September 16, 2015
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2017
• Study Completion: April 1, 2017
• Last Updated: July 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07