The Effects of Yoga on Body Image in College Women

NCT ID: NCT03262350

Last Updated: 2021-04-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

53 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-06

Study Completion Date

2019-06-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in college women.

Detailed Description

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A randomized controlled design will be used to study the effects of a regular yoga practice on body image in young adult women. Fifty female freshman, sophomores, and juniors between the ages of 18 and 26 years will be recruited from the University of Delaware student population, specifically targeting those new to yoga. Age, academic standing, availability and prior yoga experience will be evaluated.

Consented individuals will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) yoga (offered 3 times per week) for 10 weeks; or (2) a control group. Baseline assessments, midpoint assessments, and end-of-study assessments will be conducted on all participants. Participants will be compensated for their attendance at assessment visits.

Conditions

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Body Image Eating Disorder Obesity Yoga

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Yoga Group

Participants are required to attend three assessment visits. During these assessments, participants will complete a questionnaire that will ask about their eating patterns, body image, sleep habits, and loneliness and have their height and weight measured. Participants are also required to attend 50-minute yoga classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:25-2:15pm for 10 weeks. The overall time commitment for Yoga Group participants is 3 hours of assessments and 50-minute yoga classes 3X week for 10 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The yoga classes will be adapted to all levels of experience, mobility, and body size. Specific breathing techniques and body positive language will be incorporated into a body-positive yoga training done by Ms. Lisa Diers, RDN, E-RYT, YACEP. Less focus will be placed on precision of the poses, instead focus will be on body feelings, except where physically dangerous. Thus, the overall focus will be on listening to one's own body. List of messages will be carefully designed to be related to eating and weight, but to not be directly discussed. Ms. Diers will travel to Delaware to lead the intervention training for yoga instructors prior to the study taking place.

Control Group

Participants will be required to attend three assessment visits. During these assessments, participants will complete a questionnaire that will ask about their eating patterns, health habits, body image, sleep habits and loneliness and have their height and weight measured. The overall time commitment for Control Group participants is 3 hours of assessments total.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Yoga

The yoga classes will be adapted to all levels of experience, mobility, and body size. Specific breathing techniques and body positive language will be incorporated into a body-positive yoga training done by Ms. Lisa Diers, RDN, E-RYT, YACEP. Less focus will be placed on precision of the poses, instead focus will be on body feelings, except where physically dangerous. Thus, the overall focus will be on listening to one's own body. List of messages will be carefully designed to be related to eating and weight, but to not be directly discussed. Ms. Diers will travel to Delaware to lead the intervention training for yoga instructors prior to the study taking place.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Freshman, sophomore, or junior at the University of Delaware
* Available Spring 2017 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:25-2:15pm
* Physically able to participate in yoga

Exclusion Criteria

* Females who are seniors at the University of Delaware (This is because participants in the control condition will be given a pass to participate in group fitness at the end of the study, and would not be able to use this incentive if they are seniors)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

26 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Emily Program

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Neuropsychiatric Research Institute

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Delaware

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Carly R Pacanowski

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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REF AWARD# 0001271422

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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