Effect of Yoga on Postpartum Depression
- Conditions
- Yoga
- Registration Number
- NCT04923698
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of yoga on postpartum depression. Subjects: Forty primipara women with postpartum depression (PPD) selected randomly from Kasr El Ainy University Hospital in Cairo complaining of postpartum depression at least one month after childbirth shared in this study.
- Detailed Description
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of yoga on postpartum depression. Subjects: Forty primipara women with postpartum depression (PPD) selected randomly from Kasr El Ainy University Hospital in Cairo complaining of postpartum depression at least one month after childbirth shared in this study. Group A (Control group): It consisted of 20 women and treated by antidepressant drugs only for 12 weeks. Group B (Study group): It consisted of 20 women and treated by the same antidepressant drugs as in group A and yoga program, 50 minutes daily,7 days per week for 12 weeks (Total 84 sessions).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- Their ages were ranged from 20-35 years
- Their body mass index was less than 30 kg/m2
- cardiac arrhythmia,
- respiratory problems,
- uncontrolled Type I diabetes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method BMI assessment three months The weight and height of each woman in both groups (A \& B) were measured
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Zung self-rating depression scale three months There are ten positively worded and ten negatively worded questions. Each question is scored on a scale of 1 through 4
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ghada Ebrahim Elrefaye
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt
Ghada Ebrahim Elrefaye🇪🇬Giza, Egypt