The Yoga for Stress Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic stress and psychological distress; Immunity (inflammation); Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000612415
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Adelaide

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

1) Healthy and free from acute infections for at least two weeks prior to biochemical or psychological assessments as indicated by self-report.
2) Refrain from drinking alcohol in the last 48 hours prior to biochemical or psychological assessments.
3) Refrain from eating or drinking (other than water) for 12 hours prior to biochemical or psychological assessments.
4) Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) score of 16+, for at least one month (Kessler & Mroczeck, 1994)
5) Able to commit to attendance at 2 yoga classes a week for the duration of the intervention (8 weeks).
6) Able to provide own transportation to and from the assessment sessions at SA Pathology.
7) Agreement to withhold commencement of a yoga practice until after the follow up testing session, if allocated to the waitlist control.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Anaemia
2) Diabetes
3) Cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease
4) Blood cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma
5) Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease
6) Autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune thyroiditis and lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anaemia
7) Asthma and being treated with steroids
8) Known immunodeficiency diseases such as HIV and infectious mononucleosis
9) Smoking
10) Alcoholism
11) On immune effecting medication
12) Serious psychological illness
13) Serious physiological illness
14) Presently practicing yoga, or having engaged in a regular yoga practice within the past year
15) Foreseeable acute stressors arising during the course of the intervention and follow-up period (e.g. university exams)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified