Efficacy of a family based yoga program for weight reduction among overweight children and adolescents
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess caloriesHealth Condition 2: null- Overweight
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/04/006876
- Lead Sponsor
- Ministry of Ayush
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 165
Body mass index (BMI) > 85th centile for age and gender as per Indian charts
Resident of Delhi/ NCR
Motivated and willing for regular follow-up and compliance with advice
1.Secondary obesity (chromosomal/ syndromic/ endocrine/ medication related)
2.Enrolled in a systematic weight loss/ dietary modification/ physical activity program
3.Already practicing yoga regularly ( > 2 times/ week for > 2 weeks)
4.Diagnosed case of diabetes/ familial dyslipidemia/ secondary (non-essential) hypertension
5.Any chronic medical illness that may impair ability to comply with yoga/ lifestyle modification
6.Any complication of obesity for which medications are needed (e.g., stage II hypertension), severe insulin resistance
7.Neither of the parent willing to participate in the study along with the child
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method