Can Yoga Reduce Body Image Concerns in Females, Thereby Reducing Risk of Obesity and Eating Disorders?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 53
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- body image
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in college women.
详细描述
A randomized controlled design will be used to study the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in young adult women. Fifty female freshman, sophomores, and juniors between the ages of 18 and 26 years will be recruited from the University of Delaware student population, specifically targeting those new to yoga. Age, academic standing, availability and prior yoga experience will be evaluated.
Consented individuals will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) yoga (offered 3 times per week) for 10 weeks; or (2) a control group. Baseline assessments, midpoint assessments, and end-of-study assessments will be conducted on all participants. Participants will be compensated for their attendance at assessment visits.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 26 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Freshman, sophomore, or junior at the University of Delaware
- •Available Spring 2017 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:25-2:15pm
- •Physically able to participate in yoga
排除标准
- •Females who are seniors at the University of Delaware (This is because participants in the control condition will be given a pass to participate in group fitness at the end of the study, and would not be able to use this incentive if they are seniors)
研究组 & 干预措施
Yoga Group
Participants are required to attend three assessment visits. During these assessments, participants will complete a questionnaire that will ask about their eating patterns, body image, sleep habits, and loneliness and have their height and weight measured. Participants are also required to attend 50-minute yoga classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:25-2:15pm for 10 weeks. The overall time commitment for Yoga Group participants is 3 hours of assessments and 50-minute yoga classes 3X week for 10 weeks.
干预措施: Yoga (Behavioral)
Control Group
Participants will be required to attend three assessment visits. During these assessments, participants will complete a questionnaire that will ask about their eating patterns, health habits, body image, sleep habits and loneliness and have their height and weight measured. The overall time commitment for Control Group participants is 3 hours of assessments total.
结局指标
主要结局
body image
时间窗: 10 weeks
assessed using Mind Body Self Relations Questionnaire
Body Image
时间窗: 10 weeks
assessed using Body Image Quality of Life Inventory
次要结局
- disordered eating attitudes/behaviors(10 weeks)
- change in Body Mass Index(10 weeks)
研究者
Carly R Pacanowski
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware