Effects of Yoga on Objective and Self-reported Health Indicators Among Female and Male Individuals
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 44
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in heart rate variability
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inversions (specific yoga postures in which the heart is higher than the head) and other dynamic and static yoga postures affect heart rate variability, oxygen uptake, blood pressure, blood parameters and other objective measures of health, and a variety of subjective and objective measures of health in female and male individuals in Sweden.
详细描述
This randomized, controlled trial involving 44 male and females in Sweden will investigate whether yoga inversions and semi-inversions and other dynamic and static yoga postures will affect the following variables: heart rate variability, oxygen uptake, anthropometric variables, common symptoms in general practice, sleepiness, sleep quality and recovery/recuperation after sleep, blood pressure, blood lipids, blood proteins, blood sugar, salivary cortisol, hand grip strength, relaxation and recovery perceived stress, self-rated health, rating of perceived exertion, satisfaction with life, and work-family conflict.
Participants will be divided into an intervention group and a passive control group. The intervention group will participate in six to ten weeks of yoga classes. The classes will be held 1-2 times a week for approximately one hour each and will include yoga poses and breathing techniques. The control group will not participate in any intervention but will conduct their lives as usual.
The variables will be assessed at baseline; at the end of the intervention; and three, six, and twelve months after the end of the intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged 20-40 years old
排除标准
- •Aged 40 or more years
- •Takes medication for high blood pressure or other strong medication
- •Recently had an operation
- •Diagnosed with eye disease (e.g., glaucoma)
- •Diagnosed with depression or burnout syndrome
- •Diagnosed with serious back or neck problems
- •Participates in intense physical activity more than once a week
- •Has digestive problems such as acid reflux
- •Serious disorder that affects the ability to do the yoga postures
结局指标
主要结局
Change in heart rate variability
时间窗: Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention
We will measure the change in this variable over time. The first measurement will be at baseline and the second at the end of the 8-week intervention (main measurement). If and only if there are effects after the 8-week intervention, we will follow up the participants at various intervals to determine how long the effects are sustained. These follow-ups will be conducted 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the end of the intervention.
Change in oxygen uptake
时间窗: Baseline and at the end of the 8 week intervention
We will measure the change in this variable over time. The first measurement will be at baseline and the second at the end of the 8-week intervention (main measurement). If and only if there are effects after the 8-week intervention, we will follow up the participants at various intervals to determine how long the effects are sustained. These follow-ups will be conducted 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the end of the intervention.
次要结局
- Change in hand grip strength(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in measures of relaxation and recovery(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in perceived stress(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in self-rated health(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in rating of perceived exertion(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in Apolipoproteins(Baseline and after the 8-week intervention)
- Change in satisfaction with life(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in level of work-family conflict(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in HbA1C(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in anthropometric variables(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in common symptoms in general practice(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in level of sleepiness and measures of recovery or recuperation after sleep(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in blood pressure(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
- Change in Adiponectin/Leptin ratio(Baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention)
研究者
Per Wandell
Professor
Karolinska Institutet