Yoga and nutritional advice for obesity: A comparative trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/05/014077
- Lead Sponsor
- Patanjali Research Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria were (i) waist circumference >= 90 cm for men; >= 80 cm for women, (ii) BMI >= 25 kg/m2,(iii) ages between 20 to 59 years and (iv) willingness to take part in the study
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria were (i) any physical and/or psychological disability, (ii) involvement in any dietary or exercise program in the previous 12 months or at the time of the study and (iii) any co-morbid conditions associated with obesity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Anthropometric variables: (i) Waist circumference, (ii) hip circumference, (iii) waist to hip ratio, (iv) sagittal abdominal diameter, and (v) BMI <br/ ><br>2. Body composition <br/ ><br>3. Lipid profile: (i) total cholesterol, (ii) triglycerides, (iii) high density lipoprotein, (iv)low density lipoprotein, (v) very low density lipoprotein <br/ ><br>4. Fasting blood glucose <br/ ><br>5. 24 hr diet recall <br/ ><br>6. level of physical activity using IPAQTimepoint: (5 time points i.e., Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Muscle strength <br/ ><br>2. Self rated quality of lifeTimepoint: (5 time points that is at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months)