Status:
RECRUITING
Influence of Iyengar Yoga on the Bio-functional Age of Postmenopausal Women
Lead Sponsor:
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Conditions:
Postmenopausal
Postmenopausal Flushing
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this Study is to find out if Iyengar-Yoga has a rejuvenating effect on women after menopause. The biofunctional status of the study participants will be assessed before and after a 12-w...
Detailed Description
Postmenopausal women qualifying as participants for the study are patients at the Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde in Bern or are recruited through public advertisement. After giving informed co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Informed consent
- Women after Menopause (defined as 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea or 6 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum FSH levels \>40mlU/ml or 6 weeks postsurgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy)
- Age over 18 years
- At least 4 hot flushes per day (examined through the Menopause rating scale MRS-II)
- No regular yoga practice for two years
- German as native language
- Willing to participate in 12 yoga classes as well as two 45 self practice sessions per week
- Willing to assess biofunctional Status and give blood samples
Exclusion
- Acute and/or serious disease in the past two years (e.g. Cancer, major surgery)
- Autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatism, thyroid dysfunction)
- Mental illness (e.g. Depression or anxiety disorder (HADS \>8))
- Acute or chronic back pain or herniated vertebral disc
- Compulsion to participate in the trial
- Attendance of less than 10 yoga lessons out of 12.
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Smoking \> 20 Cigarettes per day or over 20 packyears
- Consumption of \>30g alcohol per day (\>1 liter of beer or \>0.3 dl of wine)
- Previous periodic participation in yoga classes within the last two years
- Inability or contraindications to undergo the investigated intervention
- Participants incapable of judgement or participants under tutelage Diabetes mellitus
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04705623
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
February 5 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Dep. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bern University Hospital, Bern
Bern, Switzerland, 3010