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

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center90 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Relaxation ResponseBEHAVIORAL

Relaxation training

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * a member of 9th grade at a residential preparatory school. Exclusion Criteria: * none

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Determine if a 6-week relaxation response (RR) curriculum improves cognitive performance.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

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

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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