Acute Effects of Vinyasa Yoga on Vascular Function

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension
• Interventions: Behavioral: Yoga session

• Registration Number: NCT04226235
• Lead Sponsor: Texas State University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the acute effects of vinyasa yoga on arterial stiffness, wave reflection, and blood markers in normo- and hyper-tensive adults. To address this aim, fifteen normotensive adults and 15 adults with elevated blood pressure or stage 1 hypertension with a minimum of 3 months of yoga practice experience were enrolled. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV), augmentation index (AIx), lipid profile, and glucose concentrations were assessed at baseline and immediately following a 1-hour vinyasa yoga session.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-01
• Study Completion: 2019-06-01
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-08
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Having normal (systolic blood pressure <120 mm Hg with a diastolic <80 mm Hg) or elevated blood pressure (systolic blood pressure 120-129 mm Hg) or stage 1 hypertension (systolic blood pressure 130-139 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mm Hg).
• Must have had at least 3 months of prior yoga experience.

Exclusion Criteria

• A history of cardiovascular disease or cardiac events, pregnancy, infection within the last 4 weeks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), endocrine or renal disease, metabolic disorders, or debilitating muscular, joint and bone injury.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1-hour vinyasa yoga session	Yoga session	One hour of vinyasa yoga was completed by all participants while following a DVD.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wave reflection	Once immediately after the 1-hour yoga session	Augmentation index
Arterial stiffness	Once immediately after the 1-hour yoga session	Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lipid profile	Once immediately after the 1-hour yoga session	Blood samples obtained via finger stick and analyzed for total-, LDL-, and HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations using reflectance photometry.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas State University; 🇺🇸 San Marcos, Texas, United States