NCT03308630

Immediate Effect of Energy Alignment and Mantra on Stress Related Pain in Adolescents

Immediate Effect of Energy Alignment and Mantra on Stress Related Pain in Adolescents: Stomach Aches, Musculoskeletal Pains, and Headaches

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 218 (actual)
• Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Psychiatrists have expressed concern at the emergence of education as a serious source of stress for school-going children - causing high incidence of deaths by suicide. Many adolescents in India are referred to hospital psychiatric units for school-related distress - exhibiting symptoms of depression, high anxiety, frequent school refusal, phobia, physical complaints, irritability, weeping spells, and decreased interest in school work. Previous studies have found significant anxiety, distress, depression, worn outs and severe impact of psychological factors on the performances of dental, engineering and medical student. But students preparing for competitive exams have not been studied yet. Current study reports the scientific evidence of immediate effect of yoga based techniques combined with music and Vedic chants on adolescents preparing for competitive exams.

Conditions

• Stress Related Disorder
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga based Energy Alignment and Mantra	Yoga intervention was based on the concept that there is not just a physical body, but a "subtle energy" body can be bound with residue of stress, unprocessed emotions, and excess mental energy. Using Yoga based practices combined with Mantra chants, Music and energy alignments poses, stress induced pain can be alleviated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-28
• Primary completion: 2017-07-30
• Completion: 2017-08-25
• First posted: 2017-10-12
• Last updated: 2017-10-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India