Recruiting

Stress Strategies

Sponsor:

Youngstown State University

Code:

NCT05697419

Conditions

Stress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 40

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

deep breathing, muscle relaxation, and mindfulness

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this longitudinal prospective cohort study is to determine effectiveness of integrating NIH reset stress strategies of deep breathing, muscle relaxation and mindfulness in DPT students in order to help them reduce stress throughout their schooling.

The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

  • Do performing the NIH reset stress strategies help DPT students manage their stress
  • Do DPT students find these strategies helpful Participants will be asked to fill out initial intake forms and participate in weekly sessions of five to ten minutes that will be either a deep breathing, mindfulness, or muscle relaxation activity led by faculty member. DPT students will then rate their stress level weekly on a numeric stress scale.

Conditions

Stress

Study ID

NCT05697419

Start date

Jan 15, 2023

Status verified date

Jan, 2023

Completion date

Jan 15, 2024

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 15, 2024

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 40

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • DPT student at Youngstown State University
  • > 18 years old
  • Have the ability to follow instructions to perform deep breathing, muscle relaxation, and mindfulness strategies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not a DPT student at Youngstown State University
  • Under 18 years of age

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: DPT students at YSU

Interventions

deep breathing, muscle relaxation, and mindfulness

5-10-minute group sessions will be administered to DPT students teaching them the NIH recommended strategies of deep breathing, muscle relaxation or mindfulness.

Primary outcome measure

  • PSS-10 [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
  • DASS-21 [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Shannon Dudash, DPT

3309412407sstarr@ysu.edu

Locations

Youngstown State University

Recruiting

Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44555-0001

Contacts

Shannon Dudash

330-941-2407sstarr@ysu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Youngstown State University

Last update posted

Jan 25, 2023

Last verified

Jan, 2023

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Youngstown State University on 2023-01-25.