Status:
COMPLETED
Yoga and Aerobic Exercise Effects on Cognition
Lead Sponsor:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Conditions:
Stress, Psychological
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this acute randomized control study is to assess the feasibility of a low-to-moderate intensity Yoga intervention (i.e. sun salutations), and examine its effect on cognitive functioning...
Detailed Description
Eligible participants will be randomized to one of three groups: 1. Sun salutations (Yoga), 2. Aerobic exercise (walking on a treadmill), 3. Seated rest (watching educational videos). Each activity wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Anyone between the ages of 18-45 years
- Anyone with a score of 3 or higher on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder symptom checklist of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5. That is, anyone meeting 3 or more symptoms, on more days of the week than not, for the past 6 months:
- 1\. Restlessness, feeling keyed up or on edge. 2. Being easily fatigued. 3. Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank. 4. Irritability. 5. Muscle tension. 6. Sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless, unsatisfying sleep).
- Ability to exercise at moderate to vigorous activity levels (defined as 50%-75% of the adjusted age-predicted maximum heart rate)
- Access to a smartphone and willingness to allow research staff to install a mobile activity tracker application (and space to allow for installation)
- Willingness to be randomized into one of three groups
Exclusion
- Anyone who is physically active (≥30 minutes, 2 or more times/week, for the last 3 months) and/or a regular practitioner of Yoga or mind-body activities (≥30 minutes, 2 or more times/week, for the last 3 months).
- Anyone with serious chronic medical conditions that would preclude them from participating without a physician present, or anyone with a risk of seizure, or anyone having psychiatric and/or neurological disorders.
- Anyone who does not consent to wearing the Fitbit, or does not have a smartphone that allows us to download an app on their phone.
- Pregnant women.
- Anyone incapable of performing the following movements at a moderate intensity- sitting, standing, kicking, pulling, pushing, bending one's elbows, bending the body forward, bending one's knees, lying down and getting up.
- Anyone with blood pressure of 200/105 or more, and anyone who scores 1 or more on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
- Anyone refusing or unwilling to be randomized into either of the conditions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 13 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04077645
Start Date
September 1 2019
End Date
March 13 2020
Last Update
August 24 2025
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801