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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
46 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-06-02
2023-03-31
Brief Summary
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While stress affects individuals across their lifespan, college students face a unique combination of academic and life challenges that exacerbate their experience of stress, making them highly susceptible to high levels of stress. Additionally, technological advances such as social media can be a source of chronic stress for many. As exposure to high levels of persistent stress is likely to predispose young adults to a lifetime of poor health and unhealthy behaviors, this is especially imperative in finding low impact and attainable methods of stress management for this population.
Although a significant body of literature has addressed stress reduction techniques, most studies to date focus on intervention effects that accumulate over months of exposure, with many stress management programs lasting at minimum of 8 weeks. Previous research has found that interventions employing yoga, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), and deep breathing exercise (DBE) significantly reduce stress levels. The relationship between yoga and stress reduction has been especially consistent across studies. It has been suggested that mindfulness may be the active agent in such programs. Intriguingly, Fountain et al., (2019) found a single 20-minute yoga session significantly decreased stress levels in college students. This raises the question of whether yoga, PMR, and/or DBE require repeated exposure to provide helpful stress-reducing effects, or whether benefits may be obtained in a single session. If so, college students who are unable to commit to an 8-week program will still benefit tremendously from a toolbox of stress reduction techniques, especially during high-stress periods (e.g., finals).
The purpose of this study is to examine whether an acute bout of yoga, PMR, and DBE, delivered alone and in combination, are feasible and acceptable components in a single-session stress-reduction program for college students, and to explore initial effects on stress. We will use an efficient factorial design to gather data on the feasibility and acceptability of each of these three components, and to explore the initial main effects on stress.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Yoga+Progressive Muscle Relaxation+Deep Breathing
Participants engage in a single session combining yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and deep breathing.
Yoga
A single Hatha yoga session designed to support stress management.
Deep Breathing
A single deep breathing exercise session designed to elicit relaxation and to assist in stress management.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
A single session of progressive muscle relaxation designed to elicit relaxation.
Yoga+Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Participants engage in a single session combining yoga and progressive muscle relaxation
Yoga
A single Hatha yoga session designed to support stress management.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
A single session of progressive muscle relaxation designed to elicit relaxation.
Yoga+Deep Breathing
Participants engage in a single session combining yoga and deep breathing.
Yoga
A single Hatha yoga session designed to support stress management.
Deep Breathing
A single deep breathing exercise session designed to elicit relaxation and to assist in stress management.
Yoga
Participants engage in a single session of yoga.
Yoga
A single Hatha yoga session designed to support stress management.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation+Deep Breathing
Participants engage in a single session combining progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing.
Deep Breathing
A single deep breathing exercise session designed to elicit relaxation and to assist in stress management.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
A single session of progressive muscle relaxation designed to elicit relaxation.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Participants engage in a single session of progressive muscle relaxation.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
A single session of progressive muscle relaxation designed to elicit relaxation.
Deep Breathing
Participants engage in a single session of deep breathing.
Deep Breathing
A single deep breathing exercise session designed to elicit relaxation and to assist in stress management.
Quiet sitting
Participants engage in a low-touch relaxation condition.
Quiet sitting
A single session of quiet sitting.
Interventions
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Yoga
A single Hatha yoga session designed to support stress management.
Deep Breathing
A single deep breathing exercise session designed to elicit relaxation and to assist in stress management.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
A single session of progressive muscle relaxation designed to elicit relaxation.
Quiet sitting
A single session of quiet sitting.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Aged 18 -24 years
* Capable of engaging in physical activity as assessed via the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q+)
* Willing to provide consent and attend a single stress intervention session lasting up to 60 minutes
* Agree to all study procedures and assessments
Exclusion Criteria
* Unable to safely engage in physical activity
* Not an undergraduate student at Wake Forest University
* Unwilling to complete study procedures
18 Years
24 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Wake Forest University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jason Fanning
Assistant Professor
Locations
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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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IRB00024664
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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