Effects of a Single Session of Integrated Yoga Therapy Compared With Other Relaxation Techniques
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Yoga
- Interventions
- Behavioral: integrated yoga program
- Registration Number
- NCT02837133
- Lead Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
- Brief Summary
Typically a course of yoga therapy for stress management takes place over a week, however, investigators are often asked to provide a single session for workers. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of a single session of an integrated yoga program compared with other relaxation techniques for the staff of schools.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 145
Inclusion Criteria
- school staff members, including school managers, teachers, school nurses, school office workers, nutritionists and cooks
- volunteers attending a stress management workshop
Exclusion Criteria
- those who had any previous experience of practicing yoga or any relaxation procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description other techniques group integrated yoga program theory and practice of pair massage with tapping, stretching of the ankle and neck, and autogenic training
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of scores on the Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) scale 1) immediately after the subjects arrived at the facility (baseline) and 2) immediately after the intervention SUD is a scale of 0 (comfort) to 10 (discomfort) for measuring the subjective intensity of disturbance or distress currently experienced by an individual covering both physical and mental aspects.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method