Yoga for visceral fat reduction in centrally obese

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Health Condition 1: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Registration Number: CTRI/2019/05/019390

Lead Sponsor: Patanjali Research Foundation Trust

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria will be (i) waist circumference = 90 cm for male or = 80 cm for female, (ii) BMI = 25 kg/m2 (iii) ages between 35 and 50 years and (iv) willingness to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria

(i) Obesity secondary to hormonal imbalance, medication such as steroids or secondary to any other medical condition, (ii) any physical or psychological disability which would prevent the participants from taking part in the yoga program or following the nutritional advice, (iii) involvement in any other dietary or exercise program during the 12 months prior to, at the time of or during the study and (iv) any co-morbidities associated with obesity such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus or hypertension

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging <br/ ><br>2. Anthropometric Variables (BMI, WC, HC, MAC, SAD) <br/ ><br>3. Body Composition <br/ ><br>4. Lipid Profile <br/ ><br>5. Fasting Blood Glucose <br/ ><br>6. TNF Alpha <br/ ><br>7. High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein <br/ ><br>8. Blood pressure <br/ ><br>9. 72 hr Diet Recall <br/ ><br>10. Global Physical Activity QuestionnaireTimepoint: Before and after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures