Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of Emotional Exposure on State Anxiety
Lead Sponsor:
Texas Tech University
Conditions:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-25 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A randomized repeated-measures crossover clinical trial was performed. Forty healthy, female college students completed a 30 min session of YogaFit and a time-matched seated rest condition on separate...
Detailed Description
The design was a repeated-measures randomized crossover trial. Each study participant completed 4 different sessions on 4 different days: (day 1) participant screening; (day 2 or 3) study condition A ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria included women who:
- were between 18 and 25 years of age;
- were not suffering from any medical conditions that would influence the results or compromise safety during training-such as disorders effecting balance, or pregnancy;
- who were not taking antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication;
- were not clinically diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder in the previous six months;
- were within the normal range (± 1 SD from the M) for female college students for trait anxiety according to Spielberger's Trait Anxiety Inventory \[(STAI-Y2); range: 40.40 ± 10.15\] (Spielberger 1983);
- were within normal (minimal to mild) levels of depression according to the Beck Depression Inventory \[(BDI); range: 0-18\] (Oliver and Simmons 1984);
- had a normal menstrual cycle (cycles occurring less than every 26 to 35 days and lasting less than 2 or more than 7 days);
- were not considered high-risk for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) based on a standardized questionnaire approved by the University Radiation Safety Committee; and
- were familiar with yoga or had not participated in at least 3 yoga practice sessions.
Exclusion
- The exclusion criteria included women who:
- were less than 18 or more than 25 years of age;
- were suffering from any medical conditions that would influence the results or compromise safety during training-such as disorders effecting balance, or pregnancy;
- who were taking antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication;
- were clinically diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder in the previous six months;
- were not within the normal range (± 1 SD from the M) for female college students for trait anxiety according to Spielberger's Trait Anxiety Inventory \[(STAI-Y2); range: 40.40 ± 10.15\];
- were not within normal (minimal to mild) levels of depression according to the Beck Depression Inventory \[(BDI); range: 0-18\];
- had an abnormal menstrual cycle (cycles occurring less than every 26 to 35 days and lasting less than 2 or more than 7 days);
- were considered high-risk for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) based on a standardized questionnaire approved by the University Radiation Safety Committee; and
- were not familiar with yoga or had not participated in at least 3 yoga practice sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 12 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03458702
Start Date
September 12 2013
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
November 25 2019
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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79409