Status:
COMPLETED
Yoga, Immune Function, and Health
Lead Sponsor:
Ohio State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
30-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is designed to examine the impact of hatha yoga on immune and hormonal functioning in healthy individuals.
Detailed Description
This study is designed to examine the effects of hatha yoga on autonomic, immune, and endocrine function. The data from both inexperienced and experienced groups will help us better understand how lon...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy female adults
- relatively inexperienced with yoga (beginner)
- experienced with yoga (advanced practitioner)
Exclusion
- Treatment with medication that has immunological or endocrinological consequences
- Chronic health problems that affect immune or endocrine systems
- Anemia
- Use of psychoactive drugs or mood-altering medication
- Smoking
- Needle or blood phobias
- Tape or bandage allergies
- Pregnancy or nursing within the previous 3 months
- Heart problems
- History of hip or knee replacement surgery, displaced vertebrae, and any other physical limitations that would prevent full participation in the program
- use of statins, beta blockers
- excessive alcohol use
- convulsive disorders
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00371397
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
July 6 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Ohio State University Clinical Research Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210