Clinical trials: Yoga, completed
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Nutrition and Exercise Study to Understand Metabolic Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to measure the metabolic and behavioral effects of a 12-week yoga program coupled to health education (HED) compared to HED alone.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT02899910
- Testing
- Health education, Yoga
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stress, Psychologic
Efficacy of the Yoga and Aromatherapy on Salivary Hormone and Immune Function in Pregnant Women.
This study's aims are to examine the effects of yoga and aromatherapy on women's stress and immune function during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT03002337
- Testing
- Aromatherapy massage, Yoga exercise
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Schizophrenia
Yoga as Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia
Cognitive impairment is a key disabling feature of SZ. The impairment affects functional outcome and employability, resulting in increased burden. Currently, medications offer only modest benefits for the cognitive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01879709
- Testing
- Yoga Training, Physical Exercise, Treatment as Usual
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Iyengar Yoga for Young People With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects as many as 14% of high school-aged students. Symptoms include discomfort in the abdomen, along with diarrhea and/or constipation and other gastroenterological symptoms, which can…
- Trial name
- NCT01107977
- Testing
- Iyengar yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Depression NOS, Major Depressive Disorder
Meditation to Reduce Caregiver Stress
The purpose of this study is to determine whether meditation will reduce stress and depressive of adult caregivers of a person with dementia.
- Conditions
- Depression NOS, Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety NOS
- Trial name
- Meditation (NCT01537679)
- Testing
- Kirtan Kriya meditation, Relaxation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Healthy Older Adults
Yoga Empowers Seniors Study
This is an Intervention Development Study (IDS) to quantify the physical demands (using biomechanical investigation) of a 2-phase (beginning \& intermediate), 32-week yoga program designed for community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- YESS (NCT01411059)
- Testing
- yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cardiovascular Disease
Yoga And Cardiovascular Health Trial
The benefits of alternative therapeutic approaches, such as yoga, are poorly understood and this is particularly true of the beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
- Trial name
- YACHT (NCT01597960)
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Adolescent Behavior
Curriculum Evaluation of a Novel Health and Wellness Program Within New York City Schools
The purpose of this study is to compare the academic and psycho-social benefits of a yoga-informed health and wellness program (HWP) to a standard physical education program for middle and high school students within New York…
- Trial name
- NCT02329015
- Testing
- Yoga-informed Health and Wellness Program, Physical Education Class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Long Island University
Patient Fall
Yoga's Effect on Fall Risk Factors in the Rural, Older Adult Population; an Academic/Community Partnership
This is a 2 year pilot/feasibility project to develop an intervention, test research methods, and evaluate the effects of yoga on core strength and balance of an older rural population in an effort to ultimately reduce the…
- Trial name
- Yoga/Falls (NCT02443038)
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stroke
Merging Yoga and Group OT (MY-OT) to Improve Balance and Decrease Fall Risk After Stroke
The long-term goal of this project is to advance best practices in occupational therapy (OT) to manage fall risk factors and reduce fall rates in older adults with stroke.
- Trial name
- MY-OT (NCT02933515)
- Testing
- yoga and occupational therapy
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Obesity
Exercise: Improving Compliance and Long-term Weight Loss
The overall aim of the proposed study is to determine the effectiveness of a 3-month yoga program on increasing compliance and improving weight loss while participating in the Sanford Profile program.
- Trial name
- NCT02451800
- Testing
- in-class yoga, yoga by DVD, stretching by DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
Stress, Anxiety
Medical Yoga for Patients With Stress-related Symptoms and Diagnoses
Background An increasing number of patients are suffering from stress-related symptoms and diseases. No scientific studies have examined the effects of Medical yoga on stress-related symptoms in patients in primary care.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01604707
- Testing
- Medical Yoga
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Pelvic Pain
Program to Overcome Pelvic Pain With Yoga
The POPPY Study is a pilot of an Iyengar-based, therapeutic yoga program, used to treat pelvic or genital pain, in up to 16 women.
- Trial name
- POPPY (NCT02261740)
- Testing
- Yoga Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
The Study Will Recruit Adults Aged 60 Years or Older
Adapted Yoga for Inactive Older Adults
There is evidence that yoga has beneficial effects on several aspects of physical and mental health. However, few studies have explored the acceptability and health effects of yoga in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02663726
- Testing
- Yoga, Written advice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Parkinson's Disease
Therapeutic Yoga to Improve Function in Parkinson's Disease
This is a single blind, randomized, wait-list controlled, phase II exploratory pilot study.
- Trial name
- NCT02902510
- Testing
- Therapeutic yoga for people with Parkinson's Disease
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clemson University
Stress, Anxiety
Restorative Yoga for Stress Management
The study examined Restorative Yoga as a method of stress reduction for the HFA Addiction Medicine Clinic staff volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00170365
- Testing
- Restorative Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease
Effects of Yoga on Clinical Impact and Psychosocial Aspects of COPD
The aim of this study is to investigate weather the breathing exercises of Yoga are effective in altering clinical impact, anxiety, depression and quality of life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02539524
- Testing
- Yoga bhastrika pranayama breathing exercise, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Health Behavior
Development of a Translational Tool to Study Yoga Therapy
This study comprises 4 phases designed to systematically develop and test a reliable, valid and useful quantitative measure of the components and dimensions of yoga; each phase builds on the previous phase.
- Trial name
- NCT01336309
- Testing
- Yoga Research Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Spinal Cord Injury
Evaluation of a Specialized Yoga Program for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate psychological variables, mindfulness, and pain in the context of a specialized yoga program for individuals with SCI.
- Trial name
- SCI (NCT02656927)
- Testing
- Yoga Condition
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Recurrent Low Back Pain
Yoga vs. Education for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is the most common pain condition in the military, causing substantial physical and psychological suffering, reduction in force readiness, and high economic cost.
- Trial name
- NCT02224183
- Testing
- Education, Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center