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Tools for Wellbeing COVID-19 National Study of Undergraduate Students

Not Applicable
Conditions
Anxiety
Resilience
Wellbeing
Mood
Depression
Stress
Interventions
Other: Yoga
Registration Number
NCT04414371
Lead Sponsor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brief Summary

The study evaluates the effectiveness of yoga practices on reducing stress, negative emotion, anxiety, and depression and on increasing positive emotion, wellbeing and resilience. The study uses randomized wait-list control. All U.S. undergraduate students in 4-year universities and colleges age 18 or older are eligible to participate.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this project is to widely disseminate a system of yoga tools to university students, faculty, and staff internationally to buffer the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study finds that stress, anxiety, and depression are the major psychological responses to COVID-19 during the early outbreaks in China (Wang et al., 2020). Globally, universities have closed campuses and moved learning, teaching, and working online with a very short notice. CDC suggests that keeping physically active and meditation are among the key activities to maintain a strong immune system and mental health during quarantine. Studies have documented physical and mental benefits of yoga practices (Balasubramaniam, Telles, \& Doraiswamy, 2013; Brems, 2015; Brunner, Abramovitch, \& Etherton, 2017; Büssing, Michalsen, Telles, Sherman, \& Khalsa, 2012) This project introduces a system of yoga tools to buffer the psychological impact of COVID-19. This system of yoga tools is designed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, a yogi, mystic, author, and founder of the Isha Foundation. The Isha foundation is a volunteer-based international non-profit organization, offering yoga and meditation programs for human wellbeing and global harmony. In partnership with the Isha Foundation and Harvard University Medical School, the study will document the short-term and long-term effects of these yogic practices on stress, mood, wellbeing, resilience, and academic engagement for students and work engagement for faculty and staff during this challenging time.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 or older
  • Enrolled in 4-year universities/colleges in 2020
  • Not graduate in May 2020
Exclusion Criteria
  • Younger than 18
  • Not enrolled in 4-year universities/colleges in 2020
  • Graduate in May 2020

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group 1 - Yoga GroupYogaLearn online yoga practices and practice daily for 12-weeks
Group 2 - Control GroupYogawaist-list control for 4-week, cross-over to yoga practice for 8-week
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
WellbeingChange from baseline wellbeing in 12-week

14-item Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), score14-70, higher score higher wellbeing

StressChange from baseline stress in 3-Month

10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), score 0-40, higher the score, higher stress

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
DepressionChange from baseline depression in 12-week

2-item PHQ-4, score 2-8, higher score higher depression

Positive AffectChange from baseline positive affect in 12-week

10-item Positive Affect Scale, score - 10 to 50, higher score higher positive affect

Negative AffectChange from baseline negative affect in 12-week

10-item Negative Affect Scale, score - 10 to 50, higher score higher negative affect

AnxietyChange from baseline anxiety in 12-week

2-item PHQ-4, score 2-8, higher score higher anxiety

ResilienceChange from baseline resilience in 3-month

6-item Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), score 6-30, higher score higher resilience

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rutgers University

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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