Effects of a Single Session of Integrated Yoga Therapy Compared With Other Relaxation Techniques

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02837133

Enrollment

145

Registered

2016-07-19

Start date

2014-03-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-07-19

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Conditions

Yoga

Brief summary

Typically a course of yoga therapy for stress management takes place over a week, however, investigators are often asked to provide a single session for workers. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of a single session of an integrated yoga program compared with other relaxation techniques for the staff of schools.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALintegrated yoga program

the program as a one-time session for 3 hours as a component of a Stress Management Education program

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* school staff members, including school managers, teachers, school nurses, school office workers, nutritionists and cooks * volunteers attending a stress management workshop

Exclusion criteria

* those who had any previous experience of practicing yoga or any relaxation procedures

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of scores on the Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) scale	1) immediately after the subjects arrived at the facility (baseline) and 2) immediately after the intervention	SUD is a scale of 0 (comfort) to 10 (discomfort) for measuring the subjective intensity of disturbance or distress currently experienced by an individual covering both physical and mental aspects.

Outcome results

None listed

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