The Effect of Relaxation Response Train… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

About this study

Stress contributes to health and behavioral issues in students, but will not be integrated into schools without evidence of benefit. This study was conducted to determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance in ninth grade students.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

a member of 9th grade at a residential preparatory school.

Exclusion criteria

none

Treatment and study plan

Relaxation Response

Behavioral

Relaxation training

Primary outcomes

Determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Evaluate whether the program would influence levels of salivary cortisol and whether there would be a correlation between cortisol levels and performance on the cognitive tasks.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2000
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Sep 16, 2005
Registry last updated: Nov 5, 2007

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