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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05392621
Other study ID # IRB00024664
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 2, 2022
Est. completion date December 31, 2024

Study information

Verified date March 2024
Source Wake Forest University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Stress is defined as a response to one's evaluation of physical, emotional, or environmental challenges or demands. While the experience of stress is common, chronic exposure to high levels of stress is associated with a host of negative interrelated psychological, physiological, and behavioral outcomes. Mental health problems such as anxiety and depression have a high correlation with stress. In addition, chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease are also thought to be related to stress. For instance, research shows that stress increases blood lipids by changing cholesterol levels eventually leading to arterial thrombosis and stroke. While stress affects individuals across their lifespan, college students face a unique combination of academic and life challenges that exacerbate their experience of stress, making them highly susceptible to high levels of stress. Additionally, technological advances such as social media can be a source of chronic stress for many. As exposure to high levels of persistent stress is likely to predispose young adults to a lifetime of poor health and unhealthy behaviors, this is especially imperative in finding low impact and attainable methods of stress management for this population. Although a significant body of literature has addressed stress reduction techniques, most studies to date focus on intervention effects that accumulate over months of exposure, with many stress management programs lasting at minimum of 8 weeks. Previous research has found that interventions employing yoga, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), and deep breathing exercise (DBE) significantly reduce stress levels. The relationship between yoga and stress reduction has been especially consistent across studies. It has been suggested that mindfulness may be the active agent in such programs. Intriguingly, Fountain et al., (2019) found a single 20-minute yoga session significantly decreased stress levels in college students. This raises the question of whether yoga, PMR, and/or DBE require repeated exposure to provide helpful stress-reducing effects, or whether benefits may be obtained in a single session. If so, college students who are unable to commit to an 8-week program will still benefit tremendously from a toolbox of stress reduction techniques, especially during high-stress periods (e.g., finals). The purpose of this study is to examine whether an acute bout of yoga, PMR, and DBE, delivered alone and in combination, are feasible and acceptable components in a single-session stress-reduction program for college students, and to explore initial effects on stress. We will use an efficient factorial design to gather data on the feasibility and acceptability of each of these three components, and to explore the initial main effects on stress.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 46
Est. completion date December 31, 2024
Est. primary completion date March 31, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 24 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Undergraduate college students - Aged 18 -24 years - Capable of engaging in physical activity as assessed via the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q+) - Willing to provide consent and attend a single stress intervention session lasting up to 60 minutes - Agree to all study procedures and assessments Exclusion Criteria: - Outside of 18-24 years of age - Unable to safely engage in physical activity - Not an undergraduate student at Wake Forest University - Unwilling to complete study procedures

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Yoga
A single Hatha yoga session designed to support stress management.
Deep Breathing
A single deep breathing exercise session designed to elicit relaxation and to assist in stress management.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
A single session of progressive muscle relaxation designed to elicit relaxation.
Quiet sitting
A single session of quiet sitting.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Wake Forest University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Recruitment Yield Number consented/number contacted Baseline
Primary Completion Rate Number completed/number consented The day following the session
Primary Acceptability of the intervention as assessed by survey Feedback survey of aspects of the program participants enjoyed and disliked End of session
Secondary Perceived acceptability of the intervention package as assessed by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) A 4-item survey assessing perceived acceptability of a combination of intervention components End of session
Secondary Perceived feasibility of delivering the intervention as assessed by the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) A 4-item survey assessing perceived feasibility of a combination of intervention components End of session
Secondary Perceived appropriateness of the intervention package as assessed by the Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) A 4-item survey assessing perceived appropriateness of a combination of intervention components End of session
Secondary Perceived Stress The Perceived Stress Scale: A 10-item scale assessing the participants' perceived stress with final scores falling between 0 and 40 such that higher scores reflect more stress. Pre-intervention, immediately preceding the single intervention session, immediately after completing the single intervention session, and 1 day after the single intervention session
Secondary Positive and negative affect The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS): An 20-item assessment of both positive and negative affect. The final scores are given on two subscales (positive affect and negative affect) ranging from 10-50 such that lower scores represent less of the affective state (i.e., less positive or negative affect) and 50 representing more of the affective state (i.e., more positive or negative affect). Pre-intervention, immediately preceding the single intervention session, immediately after completing the single intervention session, and 1 day after the single intervention session
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