Study Results
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-07-01
2026-12-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Heated Yoga
The heated (i.e., \~105°F with 40% humidity) yoga will be 90 minutes long and consist of 26 Hatha yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises. The class starts with standing postures for approximately 45-50 minutes, followed by a 2-minute savasana (or corpse pose on the floor) and the remainder of the 90-minute class is completed on the mat. All yoga teachers will be heated yoga certified.
Heated Yoga
Heated yoga described in arm/group description
Non-heated Yoga
The non-heated (i.e., room temperature \< 80°F) yoga will be 90 minutes long and consist of 26 Hatha yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises. The class starts with standing postures for approximately 45-50 minutes, followed by a 2-minute savasana (or corpse pose on the floor) and the remainder of the 90-minute class is completed on the mat. All yoga teachers will be heated yoga certified.
Non-Heated Yoga
Non-heated yoga described in arm/group description
Interventions
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Heated Yoga
Heated yoga described in arm/group description
Non-Heated Yoga
Non-heated yoga described in arm/group description
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. able to provide consent
3. are able to read and understand English
4. PHQ-9 score between 10-20, indicating moderate but not severe depressive symptom severity (27)
5. Must have filled out the waiver for the community-based yoga studio prior to enrolling in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
2. not able to walk freely or without difficulty
3. have severe heart failure or lung disease
4. participants endorse an item on the revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+) and do not have approval from their treating physician (we will check in with treating physician in the event that participants endorse any item on the PAR-Q+)
5. participants must have a physician responsible for their medical care
6. are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
7. no more than 6 yoga classes in the past 6 months
8. have active suicidal thinking (i.e., PHQ-9 item 9 ≥1 and a positive response to C-SSRS screener items 3, 4, 5, or 6)
9. report manic symptoms (Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale score ≥ 6 (28))
10. are on medications that make dehydration more likely (e.g., lithium, antipsychotics, insulin-dependent)
11. active eating disorders or substance use disorders within the past 12 months
12. antidepressant or psychiatric medications that are initiated less than 8 weeks or a dose change less than 4 weeks prior to screening visit
13. psychotherapy that has been initiated within the past 3 months
14. willingness to keep psychiatric medications and psychotherapy stable throughout the course of the study
15. psychiatric hospitalization within the past year
16. diagnosed with any neurological disorders that would impact participation or make participation unsafe
17. are currently in any active ketamine, ECT, or TMS
18. are unable to follow the study procedures (e.g., not able to travel to the heated or non-heated yoga studios)
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
OTHER
Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Maren Nyer
Clinical Psychologist
Locations
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Orange Door Collaborative
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Breathe Yoga Studio
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Shelley Cates
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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2023p001916
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id