Is yoga effective in enhancing distress tolerance? A Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating an online yoga intervention for distressed students

Is yoga effective in enhancing distress tolerance? A Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating an online yoga intervention for distressed students - OYI-stud2

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028532

Enrollment

130

Registered

2022-04-22

Start date

2022-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Preventive factors of an online-yoga-intervention

Interventions

Group 1: Six-week online yoga course with students consisting of two weekly 30-minute yoga sessions (1x live, 1x video) Group 2: Waitlist-Control-Group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Only Students - Age: min. 18 years - Sufficient knowledge of the German language - Access to computer with audio and internet - Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Severe physical illness - Pregnancy - Diagnosed psychological disorder in the last 24 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Distress tolerance is the primary outcome criterion of this study. The construct will be assessed using the German translation of the Distress Intolerance Scale (DTS; Otto & Linden, 2019; McHugh & Otto, 2012) and the experimental Mirror Tracing Persistence Task (MTPT-C; Strong et al., 2003). The scales will be used to assess baseline before the yoga intervention (T0), one week after the last session (T1), and six weeks later (T2) to assess changes in distress tolerance.	—

Measure

Time frame

Distress tolerance is the primary outcome criterion of this study. The construct will be assessed using the German translation of the Distress Intolerance Scale (DTS; Otto & Linden, 2019; McHugh & Otto, 2012) and the experimental Mirror Tracing Persistence Task (MTPT-C; Strong et al., 2003). The scales will be used to assess baseline before the yoga intervention (T0), one week after the last session (T1), and six weeks later (T2) to assess changes in distress tolerance.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Perceived Stress: Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-20) - Subjective Well-Being: WHO-5 Wohlbefindens-Index - Mental Health: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) - Mindfulness: Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit (FFA) - Resilience: Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) - Body Awareness: The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) - Self-Efficacy: Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU) - Self-Compassion: Self Compassion Scale (SCS-D)	—

Measure

Time frame

- Perceived Stress: Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-20) - Subjective Well-Being: WHO-5 Wohlbefindens-Index - Mental Health: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) - Mindfulness: Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit (FFA) - Resilience: Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) - Body Awareness: The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) - Self-Efficacy: Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU) - Self-Compassion: Self Compassion Scale (SCS-D)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnne Wörner

Fachbereich 8: Psychologie, Universität Koblenz-Landau

woer5998@uni-landau.de+491705745031

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026