Role of Sookshma Meditation on Quality of Sleep and Smartphone Usage in First-year Medical Students- A Randomized Controlled Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
First-year medical students are particularly vulnerable to poor sleep quality and overuse use of smartphone challenges due to the rigorous academic curriculum, demanding schedules, and the need to balance academic responsibilities with personal life. These can adversely affect their academic performance, mental health, and future career prospects.
Meditation as a part of Yoga has shown its efficiency in managing stress, anxiety and depression. Hence present study is designed to evaluate the effect of Sookshma meditation in First-year medical students.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Masking
- Investigator Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 25.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1.First-year medical students 2.Those who are using the smartphone 3.Willing to participate.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1.Any physical disability 2.On medication for any psychiatric illness 3.History of substance abuse 4.Practicing Yoga or meditation in the last 3 months.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: Pre data will be collected before intervention and after one month of Yoga intervention post data will be collected
2. Smartphone addiction Scale
Time Frame: Pre data will be collected before intervention and after one month of Yoga intervention post data will be collected
Secondary Outcomes
- 3. Anthropometric and basic physiological parameters(Pre data will be collected before intervention and after one month of Yoga intervention post data will be collected)
Investigators
Dr Ashween Bilagi
Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research