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Stress Management Techniques for College Students

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-intervention, immediately preceding the single intervention session, immediately after completing the single intervention session, and 1 day after the single intervention session

Summary

This trial will study if yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and deep breathing exercises can reduce stress in college students in a single session.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for undergraduate college students aged 18-24 who are physically able to do exercises like yoga, as checked by a questionnaire (PAR-Q+). They must agree to the study's procedures and attend one session up to an hour long.
What is being tested?
The study tests if a single session of stress-reduction techniques—yoga, deep breathing, or progressive muscle relaxation—can help manage stress in college students. It checks how feasible and acceptable these methods are when used alone or together.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves low-impact activities such as yoga and breathing exercises, side effects might be minimal but could include muscle soreness or mild discomfort from trying new physical activities.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Acceptability of the intervention as assessed by survey
Completion Rate
Recruitment Yield
Secondary study objectives
Perceived Stress
Perceived acceptability of the intervention package as assessed by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Perceived appropriateness of the intervention package as assessed by the Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
+2 more

Trial Design

8Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Yoga+Progressive Muscle Relaxation+Deep BreathingExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participants engage in a single session combining yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and deep breathing.
Group II: Yoga+Progressive Muscle RelaxationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants engage in a single session combining yoga and progressive muscle relaxation
Group III: Yoga+Deep BreathingExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants engage in a single session combining yoga and deep breathing.
Group IV: YogaExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants engage in a single session of yoga.
Group V: Progressive Muscle Relaxation+Deep BreathingExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants engage in a single session combining progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing.
Group VI: Progressive Muscle RelaxationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants engage in a single session of progressive muscle relaxation.
Group VII: Deep BreathingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants engage in a single session of deep breathing.
Group VIII: Quiet sittingPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants engage in a low-touch relaxation condition.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Yoga
2008
Completed Phase 3
~3830
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
2017
Completed Early Phase 1
~1710

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest UniversityLead Sponsor
191 Previous Clinical Trials
165,025 Total Patients Enrolled
~14 spots leftby Nov 2025
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