Adult Children, Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
Medical students, Yoga, Cortisol Hormone, Immunoglobulin, mental health
Brief summary
This clinical trial aims to develop and test a yoga intervention to improve cortisol hormone rhythm, immunoglobulin A, and metabolic markers among medical students. The development of the yoga protocol, GSY Goodbye Stress with Yoga Proto-col, was a collaborative effort involving a certified yoga trainer, medical researcher, and experienced yogis from India. GSY yoga intervention, which includes yoga asanas poses, breathing techniques, and guided meditation, may reduce stress levels, improve immunity, and enhance other metabolic parameters in medical students.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: 1. To examine the effectiveness of yoga intervention as a stress reduction technique and measure its effects on the level of cortisol, immunoglobulin A (IgA), and metabolic parameters. 2. To Compare the outcomes of a yoga intervention group to a non-yoga intervention group to determine whether practicing yoga can reduce the negative impacts of elevated cortisol on the physiological parameters. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine the correlation between the psychophysiological stress and cortisol hormone in students. 2. To investigate the effect of yoga intervention on student mental health and well-being. OUTLINE: Participants receive yoga intervention from a certified yoga trainer once a week for 10 weeks.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGSY Yoga Intervention
In the GSY yoga intervention, where participants received 90 minutes/week yoga intervention for duration of 10 weeks.
Sponsors
University of Pecs
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria for the study required participants to be currently enrolled in the Medicine Faculty of the University of Pecs
Exclusion criteria
Students with illnesses (such as recent injuries, chronic pain, or significant arthritis) that would make it unsafe for them to take part in a yoga intervention will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effect of GSY Yoga Intervention in the Improvement of Immunoglobulin A among Medical Students | upto 10 weeks | Samples of saliva cortisol will be collected to analyse diurnal cortisol rhythm , at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class to determine immediate and longitudinal effects and to measure the diurnal rhythms of immunoglobulin. |
| Efficacy of GSY yoga intervention in the reduction of cortisol hormone rhythm | upto 10 weeks | Samples of saliva cortisol will be collected, at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class to determine immediate and longitudinal effects and to measure the diurnal rhythms of cortisol. |
| Efficacy of GSY yoga intervention in the cortisol hormone by using hair cortisol concentration | 10 weeks | Samples of hair cortisol will be collected to measure hair cortisol concentration for analyzing the long-term cortisol level in individuals, at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class |
| Effect of 10 weeks yoga intervention on immune and metabolic parameter among medical students | Upto 10 weeks | Blood sample will be collected to analyse Immune parameter, including Immunoglobulin A, Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, and Metabolic parameter including, Fasting Blood Glucose FBG, HBA1C, LDL,HDL,total cholesterol, triglycerides, and non-HDL at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class to determine immediate and longitudinal effects. . |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in emotional regulation | upto 10 weeks | The change in emotional regulation before and after yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the DERS (The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale). DERS is an instrument measuring emotion regulation problems. tool. |
| Changes in Quality of life | upto 10 weeks | The change in the quality of life before and after yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref) tool. The WHOQOL-Bref, a shorter version of the WHOQOL-100, provides a comprehensive measure of quality of life across four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. Scores for each domain range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life. |
| Changes in Sedentary Behaviour | Upto 10 weeks | The changes in the sedentary behavior of the participants before and after the yoga intervention will be analyzed by using the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ). |
| Changes in sleep quality | upto 10 weeks | The change in sleep quality before and after the yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The PSQI scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality. |
| Changes in physical activity | upto 10 weeks | The change in physical activity level before and after the yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). This tool presents physical activity as a separate outcome measure. the GPAQ scores range in MET( Metabolic Equivalent of Task)-minutes per week, with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical activity. |
| Changes in stress reduction | upto 10 weeks | The change in stress levels before and after the yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS). The DASS scores range from 0 to 42 for each subscale (Depression, Anxiety, Stress), with higher scores indicating greater severity of symptoms. |
Countries
Hungary
Contacts
Primary ContactShalini Chauhan
Backup ContactShalini Chauhan
Outcome results
None listed