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NCT Number: NCT04745364

Mindful Kala: Virtual Bharatanatyam Wellness Program for Students

In the current study, the researchers propose to develop and pilot test a Bharatanatyam (i.e. Indian classical dance) program called Mindful Kala with the hopes of decreasing stress and increasing psychosocial well-being, mindfulness, cultural competence, and connectedness amongst a group of college students. The investigators hope that this program can help students cultivate well-being during the challenging and stressful time of COVID-19.

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Key information

Conditions

Quality of Life Cultural Competence Stress

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Good Life Center, Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

About this study

Objectives:

  • Evaluate the effects of the Mindful Kala program on outcomes of health-related measures such as mindfulness, stress, connectedness, and wellbeing amongst students. The investigators hypothesize that participants will experience fewer symptoms of stress, increased mindfulness, increased well-being, and increased connectedness.
  • Evaluate the effects of the Mindful Kala program on changes in measures of cultural competence. The investigators hypothesize that the level of cultural competence will increase among the students.
  • Develop and examine the feasibility and acceptability of a 4-week Mindful Kala program for college students.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Yale student
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Must complete all survey measures
  • Is available for all of the designated Session One & Session Two dates and times
  • Attends all of the designated Session One & Session Two dates and times

Exclusion criteria

  • Not a Yale student
  • Not 18 years of age or older
  • Does not complete all survey measures
  • Is not available for all of the designated Session One & Session Two dates and times
  • Does not attend all of the designated Session One & Session Two dates and times

Treatment and study plan

A 4-week Bharatanatyam course from the organization Mindful Kala

Behavioral

The 4-week Mindful Kala program focuses on three components of Bharatanatyam: nritta (i.e. technical movements), natya (i.e. storytelling), and nritya (i.e. a combination of movements and narration; nritta + natya).

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in stress from Mindful Kala Intervention

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks

    A primary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala program reduces student stress levels. This will be measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (min = 0; max = 4) which consists of 10 scale items. The higher the score, the more likely participants are stressed. Participants who received the intervention in Session One will be compared to the control (Session Two).

  2. Change in subjective well-being from Mindful Kala Intervention

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks

    A primary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala program increases subjective well-being. This will be measured by the PERMA Scale (min = 0; max = 10) which consists of 15 scale items. The higher the score, the higher participant well-being. Participants who received the intervention in Session One will be compared to the control (Session Two).

  3. Change in mindful awareness from Mindful Kala Intervention

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks

    A primary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala program increases mindful awareness of the present moment. This will be measured by the State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity (min = 0; max = 4) which consists of 11 scale items. The higher the score, the more mindful participants are. Participants who received the intervention in Session One will be compared to the control (Session Two).

  4. Change in cultural competence from Mindful Kala Intervention

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks

    A primary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala program increases cultural competence. This will be measured by the Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Survey (min = 0; max = 5) which consists of 26 scale items. The higher the score, the more culturally competent participants are. Participants who received the intervention in Session One will be compared to the control (Session Two).

  5. Change in connectedness from Mindful Kala Intervention

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks

    A primary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala program increases connectedness. This will be measured by one question asking questions how connected they feel to the Yale community (min = 1; max = 5). The higher the score, the more connected participants feel. Participants who received the intervention in Session One will be compared to the control (Session Two).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Longitudinal Impact of Mindful Kala on Stress

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

    A secondary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala intervention resulted in a longitudinal decrease in stress for Session One participants. This outcome is measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (min = 0; max = 4) which consists of 10 scale items. The higher the score, the more stressed participants are.

  2. Longitudinal Impact of Mindful Kala on Well-Being

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

    A secondary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala intervention resulted in a longitudinal increase in well-being for Session One participants. This outcome is measured by the PERMA Scale (min = 0; max = 10) which consists of 15 scale items. The higher the score, the higher well-being participants have.

  3. Longitudinal Impact of Mindful Kala on Mindfulness

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

    A secondary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala intervention resulted in a longitudinal increase in mindfulness for Session One participants. This outcome is measured by the Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity (min = 0; max = 4) which consists of 11 scale items. The higher the score, the more mindful participants are.

  4. Longitudinal Impact of Mindful Kala on Cultural Competence

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

    A secondary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala intervention resulted in a longitudinal increase in cultural competence for Session One participants. This outcome is measured by the Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Survey (min = 0; max = 5) which consists of 26 scale items. The higher the score, the more culturally competent participants are.

  5. Longitudinal Impact of Mindful Kala on Connectedness

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

    A secondary objective of this study is to determine whether the Mindful Kala intervention resulted in a longitudinal increase in connectedness for Session One participants. This outcome is measured by one question asking questions how connected they feel to the Yale community (min = 1; max = 5). The higher the score, the more connected participants feel.

Other outcomes

  1. Feasibility & Acceptability of Mindful Kala

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    A tertiary objective of this study is to determine the feasibility & acceptability of the Mindful Kala program for college students. This will be measured by asking participants the Feasibility & Acceptability scale (min = 1; max = 5) which consists of 2 scale items, 2 open-ended questions, and 4 multiple choice questions. The higher the score on the scale items, the more participants enjoyed their experience in the Mindful Kala program and the more likely they are to practice Bharatanatyam on their own.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Mindful Kala: Investigating the Psychosocial Effects of a 4-Week Virtual Bharatanatyam Intervention for Students

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Feb 9, 2021
Registry last updated
Jun 21, 2021

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