Yoga on Postpartum Depression
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- BMI assessment
Study Overview
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).
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
using closed envelope
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Their ages were ranged from 20-35 years
- •Their body mass index was less than 30 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
- •cardiac arrhythmia,
- •respiratory problems,
- •uncontrolled Type I diabetes
Arms & Interventions
yoga
The yoga program consisted of 12 exercises, , 50 minutes daily, 7 days per week for 12 weeks (Total 84 sessions).
Intervention: yoga training (Other)
antidepressant
All women in group A were treated by antidepressant only for 12 weeks
Intervention: yoga training (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
BMI assessment
Time Frame: three months
The weight and height of each woman in both groups (A \& B) were measured
Secondary Outcomes
- Zung self-rating depression scale(three months)
Investigators
Ghada Ebrahim El Refaye
assistant professor Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Cairo University