Effects of Sitting Meditation and Hatha Yoga in Adolescents

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

Differential Effects of Sitting Meditation and Hatha Yoga on Working Memory, Stress, and Mindfulness Among Adolescents in a School Setting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02339363
• Other study ID #: Quach-1-2013
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: January 9, 2015
• Last updated: January 14, 2015
• Start date: March 2013
• Est. completion date: July 2013

Study information

• Verified date: January 2015
• Source: Alliant International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The present study was a randomized controlled trial that explored the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of short-term mindfulness training among adolescents. The primary purpose was to investigate the effectiveness of two main Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction components—sitting meditation and hatha yoga—on working memory, stress, anxiety and mindfulness. The influence of daily home practice compliance on intervention outcomes was also examined.

Description:

The present study was a randomized controlled trial that explored the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of short-term mindfulness training among adolescents. The primary purpose was to investigate the effectiveness of two main Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction components—sitting meditation and hatha yoga—on working memory, stress, anxiety and mindfulness. The influence of daily home practice compliance on intervention outcomes was also examined. Participants (N = 198 adolescents) were recruited from a large public middle school in southern California. Participants were randomly assigned to sitting meditation, hatha yoga, or a waitlist control group. Participants were asked to complete a computerized working memory task, and self-report measures of perceived stress, anxiety, and mindfulness at pre- and post-intervention/waitlist, as well as one-month follow-up. A series of mixed-design analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to examine changes in working memory, stress, anxiety, and mindfulness between groups at pre- and post- intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 198
• Est. completion date: July 2013
• Est. primary completion date: June 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 12 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students currently enrolled in school

• Between the ages of 12 - 17 years old

• English speaking—to understand and complete the measures

• Able to attend the weekly hatha yoga or sitting meditation sessions

• Not reporting any injuries or health condition(s) that might limit their physical activity

Exclusion Criteria:

• hearing impairments, injuries, or physical disabilities that would hinder them from fully participating in intervention

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Psychological Stress
• Stress, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Sitting Meditation
4 weeks Sitting Meditation
• Hatha yoga
4 weeks of Hatha yoga

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alliant International University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Working Memory Capacity: Automated Operational Span Task (AOSPAN)	Participants completed the AOSPAN prior to beginning their group condition (sitting meditation, Hatha yoga, or waitlist control) and again at the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period.	pre-intervention and post-intervention (waitlist), t the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period	No
Secondary	Stress: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)	Participants completed the PSS-10 prior to beginning their group condition (sitting meditation, Hatha yoga, or waitlist control) and again at the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period.	pre-intervention and post-intervention (waitlist), t the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period	No
Secondary	Anxiety: Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)	Participants completed the SCARED prior to beginning their group condition (sitting meditation, Hatha yoga, or waitlist control) and again at the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period.	pre-intervention and post-intervention, t the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period	No
Secondary	Mindfulness: Child Acceptance and Mindfulness Measure (CAMM)	Participants completed the CAMM prior to beginning their group condition (sitting meditation, Hatha yoga, or waitlist control) and again at the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period.	pre-intervention and post-intervention (waitlist), t the end of the 4-week intervention (waitlist) period	No