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Mindful Kala: Virtual Bharatanatyam Wellness Program for Students

NCT04745364 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2021-06-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In the current study, the researchers propose to develop and pilot test a Bharatanatyam (i.e. Indian classical dance) program called Mindful Kala with the hopes of decreasing stress and increasing psychosocial well-being, mindfulness, cultural competence, and connectedness amongst a group of college students. The investigators hope that this program can help students cultivate well-being during the challenging and stressful time of COVID-19.

Conditions

  • Quality of Life
  • Cultural Competence
  • Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

A 4-week Bharatanatyam course from the organization Mindful Kala

The 4-week Mindful Kala program focuses on three components of Bharatanatyam: nritta (i.e. technical movements), natya (i.e. storytelling), and nritya (i.e. a combination of movements and narration; nritta + natya).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laurie Santos, Doctorate · Yale University

  • Elizabeth Goldfarb, Doctorate · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-04
Primary Completion
2021-04-12
Completion
2021-04-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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