An Experimental Study of Psychological Effect of School Based-Yoga on Low-Income School Children

NMP Medical Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety Disorder of Childhood; Psychological Disturbance

Treatments: Other: Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03960944

NMP/UNRI

Details and patient eligibility

About

Poverty is a common experience for many children and families in developing countries. Living in a poor or low-income household has been linked to poor health and increased risk for mental health problems than the general population. Previous studies link psychological well-being with yoga in adolescents and children. This study investigated the effects of a structured yoga program on psychological well-being in low-income school children.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Low income Group
• Parental consent to participate in study

Exclusion criteria

• Disabilities
• Substance abuse
• Living outside the school areas

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga in School Group

Experimental group

Description:

30-mins yoga sessions were conducted in schools for 8-weeks

Treatment:

Other: Yoga

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual Activities in school