Yoga in an Urban School for Children With Emotional Behavioral Disorders

NCT ID: NCT01305876

Last Updated: 2011-03-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

41 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Participants: children in 4th and 5th grade at an urban elementary school, identified by the special education director and the teaching staff, as having emotional behavioral disorders including anxiety, depression, aggression, conduct disorder, hyperactivity and attention difficulties. These grades have a combined student population of 160 students. Enrolled over two years.

Inclusion/Exclusion criteria:

Eligible if identified by the teaching staff or special education director as having an emotional behavioral disorder. Exclusion criteria: inability to comprehend English sufficiently to complete written assessments and follow the yoga intervention.

Pre- and post-intervention assessments (teachers)

1. Behavior Assessment Scale for Children (BASC).
2. The Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn \& Pelham Rating Scale (SKAMP)

Conditions

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Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Study Groups

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one group with yoga intervention

one group with yoga intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

yoga intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

yoga session 2 x week over 3-1/2 months

Interventions

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yoga intervention

yoga session 2 x week over 3-1/2 months

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tufts Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tufts Medical Center / Tufts University

Locations

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Tufts Medical Center / Tufts University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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8756

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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