Can yoga and values training ease the stress of parenting a child with special needs?
NCT ID NCT07628569
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-week program of yoga or values clarification can help parents of children with special needs better manage stress and emotions. Parents are randomly assigned to a yoga group, a values clarification group, or a control group. The goal is to see if these approaches improve comfort, emotional regulation, and reduce stress.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- yoga and values clarification
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help parents of children with special needs feel less stressed and more in control of their emotions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 66 participants, so results may not apply to all parents. The benefits may be modest or not last long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being a parent of a child with special needs, * Not having received prior yoga training, * Not having a physical problem that would prevent them from practicing yoga, * Not having communication problems, * Speaking Turkish, * Not having learning disabilities, * Being suitable/willing to work in a group. Exclusion Criteria for Parents: * Having a physical problem that would prevent them from practicing yoga, * The parent not being a volunteer, * Not demonstrating compatibility with working in a group.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Corum New Indoor Sports Hall
RECRUITINGÇorum, 19000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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