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Yoga for Treating People at Risk for Diabetes or With Both HIV and Depression
This study has been completed.
First Received: August 26, 2004   Last Updated: January 23, 2008   History of Changes
Sponsored by: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00090506
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to plan and develop an international collaboration for research on the health effects of yoga. This study will also determine the effects of yoga on people who are at an increased risk for developing diabetes and people with both HIV and depression.


Condition Intervention Phase
HIV Infections
Diabetes
Depression
Behavioral: Yoga
Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: AIDS Depression Diabetes
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Yoga, Health, and Meditation

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: July 2004
Study Completion Date: March 2007
Primary Completion Date: March 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

In recent years, western health practitioners have become increasingly aware of the potential health benefits of yoga. This study will comprise two substudies that will evaluate the effects of yoga in two distinct populations.

Participants in the first study will be people who are at risk for developing diabetes; participants in the second study will be people with both HIV and depression. All participants will practice yoga 3 to 6 days per week for 3 months. Blood collection will be done and weight and blood pressure measurements will be taken in study 1 participants; questionnaires will be used to measure depression and stress in study 2 participants. All study participants will be assessed at entry and at 3 and 6 months.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   14 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Study 1 Participants:

  • Meet certain laboratory requirements

Inclusion Criteria for Study 2 Participants:

  • HIV infected
  • Able to walk at least 50% of the time

Inclusion Criteria for All Participants:

  • Written informed consent of parent/guardian, if applicable

Exclusion Criteria for Study 2 Participants:

  • Require antiretroviral therapy
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00090506

Locations
India
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVAYSA)
Bangalore, India
Sponsors and Collaborators
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Frederick M. Hecht, MD UCSF Positive Health Program
  More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: R21 AT001942-01
Study First Received: August 26, 2004
Last Updated: January 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00090506     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):
Yoga
Meditation

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Metabolic Diseases
Depression
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
Depressive Disorder
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Behavioral Symptoms
Virus Diseases
HIV Infections
Mental Disorders
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Mood Disorders
Endocrinopathy
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Disorder
Retroviridae Infections

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
RNA Virus Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Metabolic Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Depression
Immune System Diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
Infection
Depressive Disorder
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Behavioral Symptoms
Virus Diseases
Mental Disorders
HIV Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Mood Disorders
Lentivirus Infections
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Retroviridae Infections

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