Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALRelaxation Response
Relaxation training
Sponsors
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* a member of 9th grade at a residential preparatory school.
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance. | 6 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 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. | 6 weeks |
Outcome results
None listed