Restorative Yoga for Stress Management

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00170365

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-15

Start date

2004-07-31

Completion date

2005-03-31

Last updated

2016-09-14

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Conditions

Anxiety, Stress

Keywords

Stress, Yoga

Brief summary

The study examined Restorative Yoga as a method of stress reduction for the HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic staff volunteers.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a perceived benefit from adding a restorative yoga class as a method of stress reduction for the HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic staff. Working in a busy clinic can be very stressful. While it is not always possible to completely eliminate stress from our lives, it is known that stress reduction techniques help to diminish the negative consequences of stress. This study was designed to answer the following question How much change in perceived stress is obtained through weekly Restorative Yoga sessions? Study population were members of the HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic. All staff completed the Spielberger Job Stress Survey and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory at baseline and at six months following intervention onset. Volunteers from the Addiction Medicine Clinic attended weekly restorative yoga sessions 45 minutes in length held over the noon hour. Serial State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and weekly questionnaire regarding the perceived effects of the restorative yoga on aspects fo patient care were completed by study volunteers.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRestorative Yoga

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* member of HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic staff * willing to participate in the restorative yoga sessions and to complete study instruments

Exclusion criteria

* unwilling to participate in the restorative ygoa sessions (assigned then to the control group)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measurement were the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary measurements were :	—
-number of sessions attended	—
-results of restorative yoga questionnaire on patient care and stress levels	—
-results of Job Stress Survey	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026