Curriculum Evaluation of a Novel Health and Wellness Program Within New York City Schools

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Adolescent Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: Physical Education Class; Behavioral: Yoga-informed Health and Wellness Program

• Registration Number: NCT02329015
• Lead Sponsor: Long Island University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the academic and psycho-social benefits of a yoga-informed health and wellness program (HWP) to a standard physical education program for middle and high school students within New York City (NYC) schools.

Detailed Description

Approximately 100 students at a public New York City High School will be randomized at the level of class into either the experimental (yoga-informed health and wellness program) or control arm (physical education class). Students will receive two classes per week of approximately 45 minutes throughout the academic year. Data will be collected in September 2014 and February and May of 2015.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-31
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08
• Results First Submitted: 2016-04-25
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Results First Submitted QC: 2016-09-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-17
• Results First Posted: 2016-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 2016-11-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

• • Male or female students attending NYC schools

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of permission to attend physical education class

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physical Education Class	Physical Education Class	Behavioral intervention
Health and Wellness program	Yoga-informed Health and Wellness Program	Behavioral intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Academic Performance: Grade Point Averages	1 year	GPA was calculated as the numeric average of course scores of all courses taken by the student weighted by credit load of each course using a standard process within NYC public schools.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Response to Stress Questionnaire (RSQ)	1 year	A 57-item self-report questionnaire that was used as a measure of emotional regulation We examined two of the five constructs (24 of the 57 items) within the RSQ as these were most directly theoretically relevant to expected changes due to yoga practice: voluntary engagement and involuntary engagement. Higher values represent higher levels of negative stress responses. Values for the voluntary engagement subscale represent the mean value across 9 questions on the survey and values for the involuntary subscale represent the mean value across 15 questions on the survey. Values for each item range from 0-3, trherefore the total mean values reported as outcomes range from 0-3.
Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well Being Scale	1 year	A 14 item self-report measure assessing subjective well-being (1-5 scale). Higher values represent more positive mental well being. The summary measure is a sum of the 14 questions (not a mean). Summary values therefore range from 14-70.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eastside Community High School; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States