Clinical Trial: Yoga for Abdominal Obesity
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Randomized-controlled Trial of Yoga for Women With Abdominal Obesity
Brief Summary: 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.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Current Primary Outcome: Waist circumference [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- BMI [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Body Mass Index
- Body weight [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
- Self esteem [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Self-Esteem Scale (SES):
- Body awareness [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ)
- Body responsiveness [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Body Responsiveness Scale (BRS)
- Perceived stress [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS):
- Health-specific self-efficacy [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Health-Specific Self-Efficacy Scale
- Fruits and vegetables consumption [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Five A Day Food Frequency Questionnaire (FADFFQ)
- Physical activity [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]The Questionnaire of Baecke et al. for the Measurement of a Person´s Habitual Physical Activity
- Adherence [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Class attendance and home practice (log)
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Safety will be assessed as adverse events and serious adverse events
- Qualitative interview [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]Qualitative interview on experiences and perceived changes
- Waist-hip ratio [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Systolic blood pressure [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
- Diastolic blood pressure [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Dates:
Date Received: April 9, 2015
Date Started: April 2015
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 22, 2015
Last Verified: September 2015