The Effects of Yoga on Body Image in College Women

University of Delaware

Status: Completed

Conditions: Eating Disorder; Body Image; Obesity; Yoga

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03262350

REF AWARD# 0001271422

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in college women.

Full description

A randomized controlled design will be used to study the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in young adult women. Fifty female freshman, sophomores, and juniors between the ages of 18 and 26 years will be recruited from the University of Delaware student population, specifically targeting those new to yoga. Age, academic standing, availability and prior yoga experience will be evaluated.

Consented individuals will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) yoga (offered 3 times per week) for 10 weeks; or (2) a control group. Baseline assessments, midpoint assessments, and end-of-study assessments will be conducted on all participants. Participants will be compensated for their attendance at assessment visits.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Freshman, sophomore, or junior at the University of Delaware
• Available Spring 2017 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:25-2:15pm
• Physically able to participate in yoga

Exclusion criteria

• Females who are seniors at the University of Delaware (This is because participants in the control condition will be given a pass to participate in group fitness at the end of the study, and would not be able to use this incentive if they are seniors)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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53 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants are required to attend three assessment visits. During these assessments, participants will complete a questionnaire that will ask about their eating patterns, body image, sleep habits, and loneliness and have their height and weight measured. Participants are also required to attend 50-minute yoga classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:25-2:15pm for 10 weeks. The overall time commitment for Yoga Group participants is 3 hours of assessments and 50-minute yoga classes 3X week for 10 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will be required to attend three assessment visits. During these assessments, participants will complete a questionnaire that will ask about their eating patterns, health habits, body image, sleep habits and loneliness and have their height and weight measured. The overall time commitment for Control Group participants is 3 hours of assessments total.