Online Yoga for Individuals With Mood Disorders

September 5, 2019 updated by: Louisa Grandin Sylvia, Massachusetts General Hospital
We are seeking to understand the acceptability of an online yoga class for individuals with mood disorders. MoodNetwork members who are 18 years old or over who have experienced depression, mania, or hypomania are invited to participate. About 200 MoodNetwork participants will take part in this study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Yoga practitioners view yoga as a way to promote good physical and mental health, rather than as a treatment for poor health. This world view may be appealing to patients, especially those concerned with the stigma of conventional mental health treatment, or with the narrow focus on decreasing symptoms (instead of a broader focus on living to one's full potential) that defines much of conventional mental health treatment. Yoga classes are widely available and relatively inexpensive compared to other depression treatments. Yoga can be practiced at home with the aid of video recordings or books. We propose to examine the acceptability and feasibility of online yoga practice for individuals with depression, mania, or hypomania.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

281

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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Fluent in English
  • Over age 18
  • Self-report of having experienced depression, mania, or hypomania in their lifetime

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contraindication to exercise (e.g., pregnant, physical injuries or any other reason prohibiting exercise).

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: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Yoga class
A 30 minute online Hatha yoga video intervention will be administered to participants.Participants will only participate in one yoga class and complete follow-up questionnaires.
Other: Hatha yoga
Participants will be shown a 30 minute video of a yoga class that they will be invited to follow along with.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Positive and Negative Affect Scale
Time Frame: Pre- and post-intervention, 40 min
The PANAS is a 20-item questionnaire that contains two 10-item subscales for positive and negative affect, respectively. The positive affect subscale assesses domains of excitement, enthusiasm, and attentiveness, whereas the negative subscale measures domains of distress, guilt, and irritability. Each subscale score can range from 10-50 where higher scores indicate greater levels of affect.
Pre- and post-intervention, 40 min

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility/Acceptability Questionnaire
Time Frame: Post-Intervention
This measure was developed for this study. It includes a Likert Scale item assessing how much participants liked the class (1 "Disliked it very much" to 10 "Liked it very much"). It also collects qualitative feedback on what they liked, disliked, as well as any other commentary. Quantitative data from Likert items are the secondary outcome reported.
Post-Intervention
Adverse Event Questionnaire
Time Frame: Post-Intervention
A free response survey asking for detail on any pain or injuries that may be relevant or related to the online yoga class
Post-Intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

Brown University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Louisa G Sylvia, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

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 (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 20, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

February 20, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 19, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

November 20, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 30, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 5, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2015P001362

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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