Evaluation of a Yoga Intervention for PTSD

Abstract

This report describes the progress on this project on staff recruitment and training, IRB and other administration and subject recruitment to date. Although data has been acquired, it has not yet been analyzed. Body Key Research Accomplishments Staff Recruitment and Training Kristen Reinhardt was recruited as the research assistant/research coordinator for this project and began full time effort on the project as of March 9, 2009. She was trained in her duties which include IRB administration, subject recruitment, telephone screening, informed consent, subject scheduling, administration of questionnaires, acquisition of electrocardiographic recording techniques and urinary sample collection, and preliminary data management and analysis. Jennifer Johnston, a Northeastern University clinical psychology graduate student and certified yoga instructor was recruited as the project leader and yoga instructor on this study. Her role includes preparing the yoga curriculum, instructing the yoga classes, managing IRB documentation and performing final data analysis IRB Administration. An IRB protocol was drafted and reviewed by a representative of the USAMRMC Office of Research Protections (ORP) Human Research Protections Office (HRPO).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA520786

Entities

People

  • Sat B. Khalsa

Organizations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Intervention
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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