Generalized anxiety/Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Both groups would complete the following questionaires: International Physical Activity Questionaire - Short Version, Social Phobia Scale Liebowitz, Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults, Empathy In
Control Group: Vocal orientations, minimum of 28 participants, 2 weeks, 90 minutes/intervention day.
After the intervention the participants would be asked once more to do a public presentation, in t
Behavioural
Other
F04.754.137
E02.183
D06.472
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Undergraduate students; ages between 18 and 30 years old; signed informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following are excluded from the sample: individuals who regularly practice an activity which involves speaking in public (work with public attending, attend to regular group reunions, etc.); individuals with previous training (oratory courses or similar); individuals who possess a psychological or medical diagnosis of social anxiety disorder or social phobia; present accentuated hormonal alterations, known or during the tests; present a frequency of less than 75% in the interventions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in hormone levels of cortisol, collected before and after interventions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in the hormonal levels of cortisol in the intervention group of at least 10% compared to the baseline data, collected before and after the interventions, evaluated by percentage comparison of salivary cortisol intraphase pre-intervention/ intraphase post-intervention / interphases | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniel Picanço Marchand
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Outcome results
None listed