Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE1
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-11-30
2015-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Yoga Intervention
Yoga Intervention
12 week 90 minute hatha yoga session offered three (3x) per week. Hatha yoga is a form of structured physical exercises known as asanas, combined with breathing exercises called pranayama, and relaxation techniques. The yoga intervention consists of 9 different yoga poses (asanas) and 3 different breathing exercises (pranayama) that can be easily replicated and readily performed by individuals who are middle-aged and older, overweight, unfit, or who suffer from a chronic illness.
Control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Yoga Intervention
12 week 90 minute hatha yoga session offered three (3x) per week. Hatha yoga is a form of structured physical exercises known as asanas, combined with breathing exercises called pranayama, and relaxation techniques. The yoga intervention consists of 9 different yoga poses (asanas) and 3 different breathing exercises (pranayama) that can be easily replicated and readily performed by individuals who are middle-aged and older, overweight, unfit, or who suffer from a chronic illness.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Postmenopausal (amenorrhea for ≥ 12 months)
* Overweight as evidenced by a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2), or waist circumference ≥ 80 cm, or have a first degree relative with diabetes or essential hypertension
* Sedentary, do not do a regular exercise program (exercising for 20 minutes at sufficient intensity to produce sweating less than 2x/week)
* Self-identify as a South Asian (sometimes referred to as East Indian in Canada and may be defined "as any person who reports an ethnicity associated with the southern part of Asia or who self-identifies as part of the South Asian visible minority group. This definition encompasses people from a great diversity of ethnic backgrounds, including those with Bangladeshi, Bengali, East Indian, Goan, Gujarati, Hindu, Ismaili, Kashmiri, Nepali, Pakistani, Punjabi, Sikh, Sinhalese, South Asian, Sri Lankan and Tamil ancestry. South Asians may have been born in Canada, on the Indian sub-continent, in the Caribbean, in Africa, in Great Britain or elsewhere
* Given consent to research protocol and willingness to be randomized to either the treatment (yoga) or control (no yoga) group.
Exclusion Criteria
* Are not between the ages of 40 and 65
* Have experience with yoga within the last 12 months
* Have any serious disease or condition such as diabetes, serious high blood pressure or heart problems, kidney disease, severe asthma, cancer (except for skin cancer that is not melanoma)
* Have a major brain or nervous system diagnosis, such as Parkinson's disease or stroke
* Have a severe infectious or other medical illness right now such as pneumonia
* Use medications to lower blood sugar levels
* Have serious back, hip, or neck problems or pain in joints or bones that would prevent the safe completion of a gentle 12 week Hatha yoga program
* Regularly use an assistive device (e.g., cane, walker) to walk
40 Years
65 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr. Amandah Hoogbruin
Principal Investigator, Community & Health Studies Faculty member
Principal Investigators
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Amandah L Hoogbruin, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Locations
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The Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Services, Cardiovascular Outpatient Clinic
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Amandah L Hoogbruin, PhD
Role: primary
Raymond Dong, FRCP(c)
Role: backup
Amandah L Hoogbruin, PhD
Role: primary
Raymond Dong, FRCPC
Role: backup
Other Identifiers
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KK11-04
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id