The Effects of a Relaxation Intervention on College Students' Social-emotional Competence

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of a Relaxation Intervention on College Students' Social-emotional Competence: A Mixed Methods Approach

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05694468
• Other study ID #: 28122022
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 22, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 9, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: University of Évora
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: To examine the impact of a psychomotor relaxation program on college students' social-emotional competence, personal and professional development. Participants: Twenty female college students participated. Methods: In this non-random one-group repeated measures study with a mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative analysis), participants were tested on two occasions 4 weeks apart (baseline measure), and then engaged in the psychomotor relaxation program twice weekly for 8 weeks. Participants were tested again after the intervention program (post-test).

Description:

This was a non-random one-group repeated measures study with a mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative analysis), where participants served as their own controls.

The investigators examined the chronic effects of the intervention program, collecting the instruments online at week 1 (pretest 1) and week 5 (pretest 2), to establish the baseline measures, and at the end of the 8-week period (post-test). In the post-test evaluation, participants also completed the questionnaire with open-ended questions. Investigators also measured salivary cortisol at the beginning and end of the 1st and the 15th sessions to evaluate the acute effects of the intervention program.

Students participated in a psychomotor relaxation program comprised by two 20-minute sessions per week for 8 weeks, combining body awareness, muscle tone regulation and breathing exercises

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: June 9, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 9, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18 and 30 years old

• not having participated in a similar intervention program within the last 6 months

• not have a physical condition that can affect participation in the program

• do not take medication that can influence the studied outcomes.

Exclusion Criteria:

• age under 18 or over 30 years old

• have participated in a similar intervention program within the last 6 months

• have a physical condition that can affect participation in the program

• take medication that can influence the studied outcomes.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress

Intervention

Other:
• Psychomotor Relaxation
Psychomotor relaxation sessions.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	Andreia Dias Rodrigues	Évora

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Évora

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Stress	Stress was measured through the Portuguese version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10).	1, 4 and 12 weeks.
Primary	Cortisol levels	Cortisol levels (mcg/dL) were quantified in saliva samples collected at the same time and in the same place where the intervention occurred. Before and after the 1st and 15th session, the samples were collected directly from each participant's mouth.	2 days
Primary	Change in Affective states	Affective states were measured through the Portuguese short version of the Profile of Mood States (POMS).	1, 4 and 12 weeks.
Primary	Change in Interoceptive awareness	Interoceptive awareness was measured through the Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA).	1, 4 and 12 weeks.
Primary	Change in Psychological wellbeing	Psychological wellbeing was measured through the Portuguese short version of the Scales of Psychological Wellbeing (EBEP).	1, 4 and 12 weeks.
Primary	Personal and professional development	A questionnaire was created to the present study comprising 3 open-ended questions concerning the perception of the students about the influence of the intervention program on their personal development, and the benefits that the intervention program may have in the exercise of their future profession as an early childhood educator.	1 day (after the intervention program)