ACTRN12616000867493
Completed
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A randomised controlled trial examining the effects of a 16-week Bikram yoga program on high frequency heart rate variability (HRV), additional HRV outcomes, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in sedentary, stressed adults compared to a no-treatment control group.
Miss Zoe Hewett0 sites68 target enrollmentJuly 4, 2016
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stress
- Sponsor
- Miss Zoe Hewett
- Enrollment
- 68
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult (\>18 years); sedentary (\<150min of continuous moderate\-intensity exercise per week for at least 6 months); a score \>7 on the stress component of the 21\-item depression\-anxiety\-stress scale (DASS\-21\); waist circumference as a risk factor greater than 80cm (women) and greater than 94cm (men), able to attend 3\-5 Bikram yoga classes per week for 16 weeks; no acute or chronic medical conditions which would make Bikram yoga potentially hazardous or primary outcomes impossible to assess (according to ACSM risk stratification guidelines); ability to communicate in English; willingness and cognitive ability to provide written informed consent to participate in the trial; access to internet and email.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Currently active; participation in Bikram yoga in the last 6 months or at any point consistently for \>2 years; diagnosed chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, blood pressure \>140/90, uncontrolled diabetes or hyperlipidaemia); pregnancy; pacemaker.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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