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The Effect of Relaxation Response Training on Declarative Memory and Learning in High School Students

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Mind/Body Medical Institute
Information provided by:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00179504
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: November 2, 2007
Last verified: November 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

Stress contributes to health and behavioral issues in students, but will not be integrated into schools without evidence of benefit. This study was conducted to determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance in ninth grade students.


Condition Intervention Phase
Healthy
 Behavioral: Relaxation Response
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: The Effect of Relaxation Response Training on Declarative Memory and Learning in High School Students

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Memory
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Evaluate whether the program would influence levels of salivary cortisol and whether there would be a correlation between cortisol levels and performance on the cognitive tasks. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]

Enrollment: 90
Study Start Date: July 2000
Study Completion Date: September 2007
Intervention Details:
    Behavioral: Relaxation Response
    Relaxation training
Detailed Description:

Stress contributes to health and behavioral issues in students, but will not be integrated into schools without evidence of benefit. This study was conducted to determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance in ninth grade students.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • a member of 9th grade at a residential preparatory school.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00179504

Sponsors and Collaborators
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mind/Body Medical Institute
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jeffery A Dusek, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mind/Body Medical Institute
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00179504     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2001-P-000110
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: November 2, 2007
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013