Effectiveness of Video-based Yoga Practices for Sedentary Women in Pandemic Days

Completed

• Conditions: Women
• Interventions: Behavioral: Sociodemographic profile, quality of life, sleep, fatigue, physical function and balance assessments; Other: physical exercise; Other: Video-based yoga; Other: Face-to-face yoga

• Registration Number: NCT05657600
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Galata University

Brief Summary

This is an observational study aiming to Examine the effects of video-based yoga compared to face-to-face yoga and physical exercise practices on the physical features, respiratory capacity and sleep quality of sedentary women in pandemic days.

The pranayama (respiration), asana (poses), and meditation were given to the face-to-face yoga group, and the same exercises of the face-to-face yoga group were recorded in the video for the video-based yoga group. The exercises for respiration, muscle strengthening, stabilization, and flexibility were given face-to-face to the physical exercise group.

Detailed Description

This is an observational study aiming to Examine the effects of video-based yoga compared to face-to-face yoga and physical exercise practices on the physical features, respiratory capacity and sleep quality of sedentary women in pandemic days.

The respiration, poses, and meditation were given to the face-to-face yoga group, and the same exercises of the face-to-face yoga group were recorded in the video for the video-based yoga group. The exercises for respiration, muscle strengthening, stabilization, and flexibility were given face-to-face to the physical exercise group. The sessions for each group were given for a total of 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min. Their respiration (spirometer Pony-Fx), sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), posture (New York Posture Rating Chart), balance (Single Leg Stance Assessment, Functional Reach Distance), functional strength (5X Sit-to-Stand test), fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale) and quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) were evaluated at the beginning and end of the 6 weeks. The data were assessed statistically.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-10
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-05
• Study Completion: 2022-09-15
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-08
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-16
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

• being between the age of 18 - 60 years,
• not having any history of a systemic disease, such as musculoskeletal or neurological problems, cardiac or lung diseases, diabetes and no history of recent surgery
• not having participated in a regular exercise program in the last 6 months and
• not having a history of active sports engagement

Exclusion Criteria

• not being voluntary to join the study and
• missing more than three sessions during the study period

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
physical exercise	physical exercise	The exercises for respiration, muscle strengthening, stabilization, and flexibility were given face-to-face at Volunteer Training and Consultation Centre for 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min.
Video-based yoga group	Sociodemographic profile, quality of life, sleep, fatigue, physical function and balance assessments	The pranayama (respiration), asana (poses), yoga exercises and meditation were given to by means of video at home for 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min.
Video-based yoga group	Video-based yoga	The pranayama (respiration), asana (poses), yoga exercises and meditation were given to by means of video at home for 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min.
Face-to-face yoga group	Sociodemographic profile, quality of life, sleep, fatigue, physical function and balance assessments	The pranayama (respiration), asana (poses), yoga exercises and meditation were given to face to face at Volunteer Training and Consultation Centre for 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min.
Face-to-face yoga group	Face-to-face yoga	The pranayama (respiration), asana (poses), yoga exercises and meditation were given to face to face at Volunteer Training and Consultation Centre for 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min.
physical exercise	Sociodemographic profile, quality of life, sleep, fatigue, physical function and balance assessments	The exercises for respiration, muscle strengthening, stabilization, and flexibility were given face-to-face at Volunteer Training and Consultation Centre for 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The demographic data of the participants	2 months	The demographic data of the participants as gender, age, dominant hand, educational background, smoking status, and the number of cigarettes per day were recorded by means of a specially prepared questionnaire for this study.
body weight, height and body mass index of the participants	3 months	The body weight (kilograms), height (meters) will be measured and the body mass index (kg/m2) of each participant will be recorded.
Respiratory Function Tests	2 months	Respiratory Function (portable spirometer; Pony Fx, Rome, Italy) assessed according to the criteria of the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society. The deep expiration after maximal inspiration aForced Vital capacity-FVC(lts), the air volume released in the first second during forced expiration - Forced Expiratory Volume 1-FEV1(lts), the ratio of forced expiratory volume to the forced vital capacity in the first second - FEV1/FVC (%), peak expiratory flow during forced expiration - PEF (lt/sec) and vital capacity - VC (lts) are evaluated.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-PSQI	2 months	It is a self-reporting scale that is comprised of 19 items. Each element of the scale is evaluated on a score of 0 to 3 equally. Questions are assigned a score between 0 and 3 and higher scores reflect bad sleep quality.The total PSQI score (0-21) as scale is acquired after the addition of the sub scales in the questionnaire. High values indicate bad sleep quality and a higher level of sleep disturbance. A total score above 5 indicates that the quality of sleep is poor clinically.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kadıkoy Municipality Rasimpasa Volunteer Training and Consultation Centre; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Kadikoy, Turkey