Online Yoga for Individuals With Mood Disorders

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Mood Disorders

Treatments: Other: Hatha yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02610725

2015P001362

Details and patient eligibility

About

We are seeking to understand the acceptability of an online yoga class for individuals with mood disorders. MoodNetwork members who are 18 years old or over who have experienced depression, mania, or hypomania are invited to participate. About 200 MoodNetwork participants will take part in this study.

Full description

Yoga practitioners view yoga as a way to promote good physical and mental health, rather than as a treatment for poor health. This world view may be appealing to patients, especially those concerned with the stigma of conventional mental health treatment, or with the narrow focus on decreasing symptoms (instead of a broader focus on living to one's full potential) that defines much of conventional mental health treatment. Yoga classes are widely available and relatively inexpensive compared to other depression treatments. Yoga can be practiced at home with the aid of video recordings or books. We propose to examine the acceptability and feasibility of online yoga practice for individuals with depression, mania, or hypomania.

Enrollment: 281 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fluent in English
• Over age 18
• Self-report of having experienced depression, mania, or hypomania in their lifetime

Exclusion criteria

• Any contraindication to exercise (e.g., pregnant, physical injuries or any other reason prohibiting exercise).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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281 participants in 1 patient group

Yoga class

Other group

Description:

A 30 minute online Hatha yoga video intervention will be administered to participants.Participants will only participate in one yoga class and complete follow-up questionnaires.

Treatment:

Other: Hatha yoga