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Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress

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Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
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
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Study 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.Check my eligibility
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.See study design
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

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Acceptability of the intervention as assessed by survey
Completion Rate
Recruitment Yield
Secondary outcome measures
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)
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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
189 Previous Clinical Trials
164,534 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What are the prerequisites for participation in this research?

"This psychology trial is recruiting 32 undergraduates aged 18-24 who are currently struggling with stress. To be eligible, these students must also demonstrate their physical readiness via the PAR-Q+, give consent to participate in a single session up to an hour long, and agree to all other study procedures and assessments."

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Is eligibility for this scientific trial restricted to individuals aged sixty or below?

"According to the requirements for this trial, only individuals aged 18-24 are eligible. In comparison, there are currently 21 trials accepting patients younger than 18 and 106 that accept elderly patients over 65 years of age."

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How many individuals have enrolled in this research endeavor?

"That is correct. Clinicaltrials.gov data displays that the trial, initially posted on June 2nd 2022, is now actively recruiting patients from a singular site and needs 32 participants in total."

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What are the fundamental goals of this research endeavor?

"This clinical trial's chief goal, measured within a span of 24 hours post-treatment, is to ascertain the success rate of recruitment. Secondary outcomes include ratings on the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) which measures perceived feasibility; Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), which assesses appropriateness; and Perceived Stress Scale scores ranging from 0 to 40 with higher numbers reflecting more stress."

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Is this experiment presently accepting participants?

"The data on clinicaltrials.gov concurs that this experiment is currently recruiting participants. This initiative was originally posted to the public domain on June 2nd 2022 and has since been updated lastly on July 11th 2022."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
North Carolina
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Wake Forest University
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Stress Management in College Students
Jason Fanning 2022. "Stress Management in College Students". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05392621.
~16 spots leftby Apr 2025
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