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Immediate Effect of Energy Alignment and Mantra on Stress Related Pain in Adolescents

NCT03308630 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 218

Last updated 2017-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Psychiatrists have expressed concern at the emergence of education as a serious source of stress for school-going children - causing high incidence of deaths by suicide. Many adolescents in India are referred to hospital psychiatric units for school-related distress - exhibiting symptoms of depression, high anxiety, frequent school refusal, phobia, physical complaints, irritability, weeping spells, and decreased interest in school work. Previous studies have found significant anxiety, distress, depression, worn outs and severe impact of psychological factors on the performances of dental, engineering and medical student. But students preparing for competitive exams have not been studied yet.

Current study reports the scientific evidence of immediate effect of yoga based techniques combined with music and Vedic chants on adolescents preparing for competitive exams.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga based Energy Alignment and Mantra

Yoga intervention was based on the concept that there is not just a physical body, but a "subtle energy" body can be bound with residue of stress, unprocessed emotions, and excess mental energy. Using Yoga based practices combined with Mantra chants, Music and energy alignments poses, stress induced pain can be alleviated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Warwick Research Services

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hong Kong Academy of Yoga Therapy

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • NMP Medical Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Naveen Meghwal · Hong Kong Academy of yoga therapy, Hong Kong

  • Neha Sharma, PhD · Warwick Research Services

  • Puneet Sharma · NMP Medical Research Institute, India

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-28
Primary Completion
2017-07-30
Completion
2017-08-25

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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