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

Status Completed

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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

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

• NCT number: NCT02339363
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Alliant International University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: March 2013
• Completion date: July 2013