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CompletedNCT02837133Updated Jul 19, 2016

Effects of a Single Session of Integrated Yoga Therapy Compared With Other Relaxation Techniques

A Phase 3 interventional study of integrated yoga program in Yoga, sponsored by Hiroshima University. Completed. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-07-19.

Sponsored by Hiroshima University · Phase 3 and Interventional

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
145
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Typically a course of yoga therapy for stress management takes place over a week, however, investigators are often asked to provide a single session for workers. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of a single session of an integrated yoga program compared with other relaxation techniques for the staff of schools.

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Conditions studied

  • Yoga
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In context

Lead sponsor

Hiroshima University is the lead sponsor of 45 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • school staff members, including school managers, teachers, school nurses, school office workers, nutritionists and cooks
  • volunteers attending a stress management workshop

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • those who had any previous experience of practicing yoga or any relaxation procedures
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
145 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    other techniques group

    theory and practice of pair massage with tapping, stretching of the ankle and neck, and autogenic training

    Behavioral: integrated yoga program

Interventions

  • Behavioralintegrated yoga program

    the program as a one-time session for 3 hours as a component of a Stress Management Education program

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of scores on the Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) scale

    SUD is a scale of 0 (comfort) to 10 (discomfort) for measuring the subjective intensity of disturbance or distress currently experienced by an individual covering both physical and mental aspects.

    Time frame: 1) immediately after the subjects arrived at the facility (baseline) and 2) immediately after the intervention

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 19, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02837133
Lead sponsor
Hiroshima University
Responsible party
Hitoshi Okamura (Professor, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 19, 2016
Start date
Mar 2014
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Last update
Jul 19, 2016
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