Effect of yoga on teachers’ self-rated mental well-being and state anxiety

Mental well-being and state anxiety following two weeks of intensive yoga in primary school teachers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN90253431

Enrollment

302

Registered

2019-08-16

Start date

2016-01-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-11-11

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Conditions

Mental well-being and state anxiety of normal healthy primary school teachers Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The intervention consisted of: 1. 240 minutes of yoga/day for 15 days 2. 120 minutes of yoga theory session/day for 15 days Since the teachers were nov

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Full time primary school teachers 2. Naïve to yoga 3. Not following any other organized wellness strategy or on continuous medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any illness or use of medication chronically 2. Use of alcohol or any intoxicant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At baseline and day-15: 1. Positive emotion (mental well-being) using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale 2. Negative emotion (state anxiety) using the Spielbergers State Trait Anxiety Inventory	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShirley Telles

shirleytelles@gmail.com+91-1334-240008

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026