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Can learning Bhagavad Gita or Kuchipudi dance reduce stress for homeless persons affected by stress regarding COVID-19?

Interventions to reduce stress among persons experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of the stress reduction potential of Kuchipudi dance and Bhagavad Gita

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048416
Enrollment
256
Registered
2022-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z659- Problem related to unspecified psychosocial circumstances

Interventions

Sponsors

Savitri Ghantasala Center for Health Equity, Samanjasa Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Persons meeting the criteria for the definition of a houseless person according to the 2011 Census of India, and residing in Chennai or Dhanbad during and after the Unlock 2.0 phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, India, older than 18 years of age, will be recruited

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those not meeting the criteria for houseless person as defined by the 2011 Census of India, those who are not older than 18 years of age, those who are not residents of Chennai or Dhanbad during and after Unlock 2.0 phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and persons who have received a formal diagnosis of anxiety, depression, and any other mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in the average K10 scores of the participants by at least 7 points compared to the score before the start of the interventionTimepoint: Before the intervention (Day 0), immediately after the intervention (Day 7), 40 days after the intervention (Day 47), 1 year after the intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Association between continued practice of the techniques taught during the intervention and sustained reduction in average K10 scores at 40 days and 1 year after the interventionTimepoint: Before the intervention (Day 0), immediately after the intervention (Day 7), 40 days after the intervention (Day 47), 1 year after the intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLaalithya Konduru

Savitri Ghantasala Center for Health Equity, Samanjasa Foundation, Chennai

laalithya@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026