Yoga for young women with depression: a randomized controlled trial

Completed

Conditions: 10027946
Depression
depressive symptoms

Registration Number: NL-OMON43267

Lead Sponsor: entis (Groningen)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
• Primary diagnosis of a major depressive disorder.
• Age >= 18 and <= 34.
• Being able to read, write, and speak Dutch.

Exclusion Criteria

A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
• Current diagnoses of bipolar disorder and substance dependence.
• Current psychotic symptoms.
• Active suicidality.
• Unwilling or inability to attend to 9 weekly sessions of yoga.
• Regular yoga practice (on average over the past 6 months, 30 or more minutes per week).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary hypotheses are that compared both to TAU, YBT (+TAU) will show greater<br /><br>long-term (H1.1) reductions in clinician-administered (Hamilton Depression and<br /><br>Anxiety Rating Scales) and self-report (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales)<br /><br>measures of depression and (H1.2) cost-effectiveness. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary hypotheses are that YBT effects are partially mediated by cognitive<br /><br>mechanisms, including (H2.1) brooding and (H2.2) self-criticism. Exploratory<br /><br>analyses will examine potential moderators of YBT.</p><br>