Yoga in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: a Randomized Trial (TEP)

October 30, 2019 updated by: University of Minnesota
Yoga facilitates the treatment of eating disorders by decreasing symptom severity over time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

38

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55108
        • The Emily Program

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • admitted to the Anna Westin House treatment facility of the Emily Program in MN during timeframe study is being run

Exclusion Criteria:

  • declines participation in study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Arm
No intervention
Experimental: body awareness yoga
body awareness yoga session prior to breakfast meal
Behavioral: yoga

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participants' level of mood and anxiety
Time Frame: Week 4
The Positive And Negative Affect Scale will be administered daily prior to and after supper in order to assess anxiety and mood.
Week 4

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Level of eating disorder symptoms
Time Frame: Week 4
The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire will be administered to evaluate clients' eating disorder symptoms and prevalence.
Week 4
Participants' ability to tolerance distress
Time Frame: Week 4
The Distress Tolerance Scale will be administered to follow clients' ability to cope with highly charged emotions.
Week 4

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Minnesota

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Scott Crow, MD, University of Minnesota
  • Principal Investigator: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD MPH RD, University of Minnesota
  • Principal Investigator: Carol Peterson, PhD LP, University of Minnesota
  • Principal Investigator: Lisa Diers, RD LD RYT, The Emily Program

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 7, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

July 16, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1405S51026

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