Status:
COMPLETED
Yoga and Psychological and Physiological Health
Lead Sponsor:
Region Skane
Collaborating Sponsors:
Lund University
Conditions:
Stress
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the benefits of yoga as a 'mind-body' practice, by measuring it's effects on health-related psychological and physiological variables. The study also aims to investigate wh...
Detailed Description
Stress and worry in everyday life are common features of Western society. Stress is a biological mechanism tapping the fight-or-flight-response via activation of the sympathetic nervous system. When e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A score on four items of the Perceived Stress Scale between 8-16, thereby indicating a current stress experience of at least moderate level.
- Ability to participate in the intervention during the time-period.
- Comprehensive in Swedish.
Exclusion
- Ongoing yoga practice or any regular practice of yoga or meditation within the last 6 months.
- Any known physical limitations that may prevent light physical activity (yoga postures).
- Current psychological or psychopharmacological treatment.
- Inability to attend more than 5 of the scheduled 10 yoga sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 11 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 23 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03428542
Start Date
January 11 2016
End Date
April 23 2016
Last Update
February 14 2018
Active Locations (1)
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KFE, Skåne University Hospital in Malmö
Malmo, Sweden, 20502