Yoga in School Sports - a Pilot Study in Germany

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Yoga in School Sports - a Non-randomized Controlled Pilot Study in Germany

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02741973
• Other study ID #: SchoolYoga
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 23, 2016
• Last updated: February 16, 2018
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this trial is a first evaluation of the effectiveness of yoga as alternative for school sports to evaluate potential effects in stress reduction and concomitant psychological parameters.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 102
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 17 Years to 27 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students of Berlin Oberstufenzentrum (OSZ) aged 17-27 years

• Written consent (with parents at underage (17 years)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe chronic or acute diseases

• Pregnancy or lactation

• Immobility or restriction for gymnastic exercises because of orthopedic, neurological or other medical reasons

• Participation in another study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress
• Yoga

Intervention

Other:
• Yoga

• School sport

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Charité Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde am Immanuel Krankenhaus	Berlin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Heart rate variability		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Other	Qualitative interviews in focus groups		5 weeks, 10 weeks
Primary	Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (CPS)		Change in CPS from Baseline to 10 weeks
Secondary	Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (CPS)		Change in CPS from Baseline to 6 months
Secondary	WHO-5 questionaire (quality of life)		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Secondary	Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS)		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Secondary	Profile of Mood States (POMS)		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Secondary	Visual analogue scales (VAS) for general pain, headache, shoulder and neck tension, fatigue, sleep quality		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Secondary	D2 Test of Attention	The d2 Test of Attention is a neuropsychological paper-and-pencil test of selective and sustained attention. Participants have to cross out any letter "d" with two marks around above it or below it in any order. Surrounding distractors are similar to the target stimulus, e.g. a "p" with two marks.	Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Secondary	Yoga Self-Efficacy Scale		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months
Secondary	Overall assessment of efficacy and tolerability (Likert scales)		Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months