Yoga for Abdominal Obesity

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity, Abdominal

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02420145

15-6194-BO

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized trial is to investigate the effects of a 12-week yoga intervention compared to no specific intervention on weight-related outcomes, well-being, and health behaviour in 60 females with abdominal obesity.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Waist circumference at least 88cm
• Body mass index at least 25
• Sedentary
• Physical and mental ability to participate in the yoga intervention
• Willingness to participate in at least 18 of 24 yoga sessions and the whole-day workshop

Exclusion criteria

• Dementia
• Psychosis
• Severe hypertension (diastolic blood pressure more than 120mmHg)
• Type 1 diabetes or insulin-dependent 2 diabetes
• Coronary artery disease
• Myocardial infarction
• Lung embolism
• Stroke
• Regular physical activity or yoga practice
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

This group will participate in 12 weeks of yoga

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga

Waitlist

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention