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Cognitive enhancement by yoga for people who had depressio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F334- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/05/052534
Lead Sponsor
St. Johns National Academy of Health Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1)Age more than 18years and less than 60 years

2)H/o at least one depressive episode which is under remission and at the time of examination and throughout the study duration,

3)Ability provide valid consent

Exclusion Criteria

1)Comorbid Psychosis, OCD, Bipolar disorder

2)Comorbid ADHD, IDD

3)Comorbid substance dependence (except tobacco)

4)Comorbid major or minor cognitive impairment,

5)Bi temporal ECT within 6 months

6)Past yoga practice - regularly for 1 month within 3 months

7)Pregnancy

8)Any serious medical illness

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary endpoint – cognitive performances as assessed by the above tests <br/ ><br>(Digit span, Trail A and B, Stoop color test) are significantly better in yoga group than in treatment-as-usual group at the end of 6 weeks. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6th week <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary endpoint – cognitive enhancement sustained further for 4 weeks after 6 weeks of supervised yoga intervention.Timepoint: 10th week
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