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

NCT ID: NCT05694468

Last Updated: 2023-01-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-22

Study Completion Date

2021-06-09

Brief Summary

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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).

Detailed Description

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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

Conditions

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Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control and Intervention group

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). The participants took part in a psychomotor relaxation program comprised by two 20-minute sessions per week for 8 weeks, with the whole class, and combined body awareness, muscle tone regulation and breathing exercises.

Group Type OTHER

Psychomotor Relaxation

Intervention Type OTHER

Psychomotor relaxation sessions.

Interventions

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Psychomotor Relaxation

Psychomotor relaxation sessions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Évora

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andreia Dias Rodrigues

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andreia D Rodrigues, M

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

PhD student

Locations

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Andreia Dias Rodrigues

Evora, , Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Other Identifiers

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28122022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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