Effects of a Single Session of Integrated Yoga Therapy Compared With Other Relaxation Techniques

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Yoga

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

integrated yoga program

Behavioral

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

Primary outcomes

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

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

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hiroshima University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
First posted: Jul 19, 2016
Registry last updated: Jul 19, 2016

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