Effects of Yoga on Bone Metabolism in Premenopausal Women
Status
Completed
Conditions
Osteoporosis
Bone Health
Treatments
Other: Yoga Group
Details and patient eligibility
About
This study examined the effects of 8 months of Yoga training on bone density and bone turnover markers in premenopausal women, ages 35-50 years. The style of Yoga used was power Yoga that involved postures with a jumping component. The investigators hypothesized that the Yoga intervention would result in beneficial improvements in bone turnover markers, by increasing the bone formation marker and decreasing the bone resorption marker.
Enrollment
47 patients
Sex
Female
Ages
35 to 50 years old
Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Inclusion criteria
- participants had not been engaged in resistance training or in Yoga exercise for at least 12 months prior to the study
- did not have chronic back or joint problems or cardiovascular disease
- not taking antihypertensive drugs or any medication that affects bone density
- not taking hormonal contraception
- they self-reported having regular menstrual cycles.
Exclusion criteria
- body weight more than 300 pounds
Trial design
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Interventional model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open label)
47 participants in 2 patient groups
Yoga group
Experimental group
Description:
8 months of progressive Yoga training
Treatment:
Other: Yoga Group
Control group
No Intervention group
Description:
No training, just pre and post testing
Trial contacts and locations
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