Emotional Behavioral Disorders Clinical Trial
| Verified date | February 2011 |
| Source | Tufts Medical Center |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | United States: Institutional Review Board |
| Study type | Interventional |
Yoga is becoming a part of therapies for children with emotional behavioral disorders. The goal is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of yoga sessions for children with emotional behavioral disorders at an urban elementary school.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 41 |
| Est. completion date | June 2009 |
| Est. primary completion date | June 2009 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 7 Years to 12 Years |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - identified by the teaching staff or special education director as having an emotional -behavioral disorder Exclusion Criteria: - inability to comprehendread in English sufficiently to complete written assessments and follow the yoga interventionintervention protocols |
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Primary Purpose: Treatment
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Tufts Medical Center / Tufts University | Boston | Massachusetts |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center |
United States,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Behavior Assessment Scale for Children (BASC). | The BASC was chosen to track the effect of the yoga intervention on classroom behavior. The BASC is a tool tht is frequently used within the school setting to track classroom behavior and overall wellbeing of students. The BASC has been shown to have adequate reliability and validity based on concurrence with similar scales (Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1992). Subscales include anxiety, aggression, attention problems, hyperactivity, conduct problems, depression, withdrawal and social skills. | 1 year. The classroom teachers filled out the BASC pre- and post-intervention on each participant. This took place June 2009, after the yoga intervention took place. Has been completed | No |
| Primary | The Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn & Pelham Rating Scale (SKAMP) | The SKAMP was used for teachers to assess classroom attention. The SKAMP is a validated teacher observation assessment rating scale composed of 10 items, designed to describe classroom behavior and attention (Gansle et al., 2004; Sharon, Wigal, & Wigal, 2006).The SKAMP is used to monitor interventions and has been shown to be sensitive to change (McBurnett, Swanson, Pfiffner, & Tam, 1997). | One year. The teachers filled out the SKAMP pre- and post-intervetnion to assess participants focus in class. This took place June 2009, after the yoga interveniton. Has been completed. | No |
| Secondary | The Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn & Pelham Rating Scale (SKAMP) | The SKAMP was filled out by classroom teachers to assess students' ability to pay attention in class. It is a validated teacher observation assessment rating scale composed of 10 items, designed to describe classroom behavior and attention (Gansle et al., 2004; Sharon, Wigal, & Wigal, 2006).The SKAMP is used to monitor interventions and has been shown to be sensitive to change (McBurnett, Swanson, Pfiffner, & Tam, 1997). | The classroom teachers filled out the SKAMP pre- and post-intervention | No |