Yoga in School Sports - a Pilot Study in Germany

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Yoga; Stress
• Interventions: Other: Yoga; Other: School sport

• Registration Number: NCT02741973
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

The aim of this trial is a first evaluation of the effectiveness of yoga as alternative for school sports to evaluate potential effects in stress reduction and concomitant psychological parameters.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-04-13
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-18
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

• Students of Berlin Oberstufenzentrum (OSZ) aged 17-27 years
• Written consent (with parents at underage (17 years)

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe chronic or acute diseases
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Immobility or restriction for gymnastic exercises because of orthopedic, neurological or other medical reasons
• Participation in another study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Yoga	Yoga	Students have 10 weeks yoga instead of school sport.
School sport	School sport	Students have 10 weeks regular school sport.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (CPS)	Change in CPS from Baseline to 10 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Yoga Self-Efficacy Scale	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Profile of Mood States (POMS)	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Visual analogue scales (VAS) for general pain, headache, shoulder and neck tension, fatigue, sleep quality	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
WHO-5 questionaire (quality of life)	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (CPS)	Change in CPS from Baseline to 6 months
Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS)	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
D2 Test of Attention	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months	The d2 Test of Attention is a neuropsychological paper-and-pencil test of selective and sustained attention. Participants have to cross out any letter "d" with two marks around above it or below it in any order. Surrounding distractors are similar to the target stimulus, e.g. a "p" with two marks.
Overall assessment of efficacy and tolerability (Likert scales)	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Charité Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde am Immanuel Krankenhaus; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany