StressLess Yoga Study

University of Connecticut

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga with Low Breath work & meditation; High movement/postures; Behavioral: Yoga with High Breath work & meditation; Low movement/postures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06260098

H23-0617

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using an asynchronous online yoga program to reduce stress. The study will use an 8 week asynchronous yoga intervention of two different types of yoga (high in breath work and meditation; low in vigorous movement/postures vs. low breath work and meditation; high movement/postures). In addition to self-report stress, measures include sleep, heart rate variability, mindfulness, Essential Properties of Yoga, and acceptability questions.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 18 years or older
• Self-identification as "stressed"
• Scoring 8 or higher on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) indicating moderate-to-high stress
• Willingness to complete the 8-week yoga intervention
• Willingness to attend baseline and follow-up visits
• Ability to read and write in English
• Having practiced yoga ≤ 2x in the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Serious or unstable psychiatric illness (e.g., psychosis, mania)
• Major coexisting medical illness (e.g., cancer, COPD, obesity)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga with High Breath work & meditation; Low movement/postures

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga with High Breath work & meditation; Low movement/postures

Yoga with Low Breath work & meditation; High movement/postures

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga with Low Breath work & meditation; High movement/postures