Breath, Stress and Health: a Biocultural Study of Hatha Yoga Practice
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 97
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Between Study Arms
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to contribute uniquely to stress, longevity, and mental health research in two ways: by identifying clear protocols of breath-based yoga-meditative practice based on original materials; that are subsequently assessed with established scientific stress, biochemical immunity and longevity markers, and validated psychological measures that relate to mental health.
详细描述
This study aims to contribute uniquely to stress, longevity, and mental health research in two ways: by identifying clear protocols of breath-based yoga-meditative practice based on original materials; that are subsequently assessed with established scientific stress markers across the sympathetic-adreno-medullar (SAM) axis, biochemical immunity and longevity markers, and validated psychological measures as related to mental health. The study couples emic perspectives from the traditional yoga knowledge base, both textual and practice, with empirical measures from science as an opportunity to bridge these worlds as a first known study of hatha yoga to be tackled by the means and methods of biocultural anthropology. It therefore highlights the importance of context and detail in terms of assessing human behavioral practices, where accuracy in terms of definitions, technique detail, and original purported intentions and outcomes are addressed as relevant when measuring and explaining empirical outcomes under modern research mixed methods.
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 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Novice to breath-based yoga practice
- •Multicultural international participant base
- •Fluent in English comprehension and reading
- •In general good health
- •Have a smartphone or similar device in order to receive surveys on a dedicated app
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Between Study Arms
时间窗: Baseline, up to 6 months
Heart rate variability (HRV) is measured by electrocardiogram.
次要结局
- Change in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Levels Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Skin Conductance Level (SCL) Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Skin Conductance Response Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Upper Abdominal Muscle Tension Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Self-assessment Questions Covering "how do you feel" score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Skin Conductance Response Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in levels of antioxidant enzyme Glutathione (GSH) Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Levels of Circulating Tumor-Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Skin conductance level (SCL) Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Levels of Circulating IL-6 Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in levels of circulating IL-6 Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale (PSRS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Profile of Mood States (POMS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI-II) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Coping Self-efficacy Scale (CSES) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Spiritual Meaning Scale (SMS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Levels of Antioxidant Enzyme Glutathione (GSH) Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Changes in Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) 8-Subscale Scores(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in levels of circulating TNF-α Between High and Low Participation Level(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Upper Abdominal Muscle Tension Between Study Arms(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Compassion Scale (CS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale - Revised (CAMS-R) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Gratitude Questionnaire - Six Item Form (GQ-6) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Heartland Forgiveness Scale Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) Score(Baseline, up to 6 months)
- Change in Telomere Length (TL)(Baseline, up to 6 months)
研究者
Carol Worthman
Professor of Anthropology
Emory University